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art journal…remembering the heroes

honoring the men of FDNY TenHouse
© 2006 kelly angard

“To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forego even ambition when the end is gained – who can say this is not greatness?”
- William Makepeace Thackeray

I took this photograph inside FDNY Tenhouse which is directly across the street from the World Trade Center. This tattered flag was pulled from the destruction and debris of Ground Zero and currently hangs over FF Calvanese and FF Morabito’s lockers as a symbol of enduring freedom…

Special thanks to FF John Morabito for allowing my children and I to see greatness, pure grace and heroism in the truest sense of the word…

humble hero
© 2006 kelly angard

FF John Morabito…a beautiful soul inside and out.
And most definitely, a humble hero.
read his story: www.fdnytenhouse.com/911/story01.htm

Remember
© 2004 kelly angard

5 Responses to “art journal…remembering the heroes”

  1. Sharon says:

    Cool piece & your photos are memorable, too. All I could do creatively after 9-11 was paint skies with a single plane flying through the clouds. It helps to work out our feelings with images. Thanks for sharing

  2. Sharon says:

    Cool piece & your photos are memorable, too. All I could do creatively after 9-11 was paint skies with a single plane flying through the clouds. It helps to work out our feelings with images. Thanks for sharing

  3. chacha says:

    beautiful collage and a great way to make a rememberance!

  4. The Crafty-Girl™ says:

    sharon…thank you. you’re so right…expressing ourselves through art is quite a therpeutic experience!

    chacha…thank you; very moving experience to be at Ground Zero just before the 5 year anniversary.

  5. kass says:

    Kel, is it totally wrong of me to think that he is one spunky firefighter. Cute-oh!

    What an incredible story these heroes have, huh?