When Lyn got the call from ARC NHQ to design this special award appropriate photography was not available yet. This image was digitally created from photos in the Red Cross photo archive to depict a moment that might have happened at Ground Zero. Later awards did show actual pictures from the disaster sites. But, this award and photo captured the moment and stood to represent the heroes and the visual story that unfolded that day on 9-11-01.

The inscription reads: "to VOLUNTEER Thank you for your generosity and support during this nations' time of need." Other text was then added to the certificate to personalize the inscription further.]]>
Late in the in the afternoon of 9/11, I stood in that parking lot and gazed at clear blue skies silent and devoid of any aircraft.

On Sept. 9, 2004, the New Berlin Fire Department dedicated a 9/11 memorial at Station 1 to the firefighters and officers who gave their lives at New York's World Trade Center.

As the ceremony progressed, four different jet aircraft passed overhead, their contrails crossing in the heavens.

C.T. Kruger
Photojournalist
Community Newspapers / NOW Newpapers
Waukesha, WI

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