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On Sunday, January 24, as New York City awoke from beneath its snow blanket, I joined several hundred others at the memorial service for Michael James Ahern, who died in November 2015. I worked with Ahern when he annually produced Tribute in Light, the last few years in partnership with the 9/11 Memorial.
The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.
This winter, the 9/11 Memorial Museum is inspired by a special artifact that belonged to one of the youngest 9/11 victims, Asia Cottom.
The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.
In the fall of 2001, FDNY firefighter Jason Cascone, dressed in his bunker gear, arrived at a lower Manhattan studio rented by acclaimed Life magazine photographer Joe McNally. Cascone was the subject of a compelling life-size 9-by-4 foot portrait shot by McNally with a unique giant Polaroid camera.
The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.
Retired FDNY firefighter Ray Pfeifer, who suffers from stage 4 cancer, was part of a group who successfully advocated for the extension of health care to tens of thousands of first responders.
As we look back at the past year, we are faced with the realization that global terrorist attacks continue with increasing frequency and have devastating effects on children and families.
To help families heal after losing a loved one to mass violence, it is critical to first recognize that the experience and needs of each family member are unique and continue to evolve for many years.
In the days and months after 9/11, the New York City Fire Department grappled with the loss of 343 of their men while the surviving firefighters searched for the missing at ground zero.
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