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'Firefighters' Cross' Now a Memorial to Sept. 11 Victims (Cross Saved)
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| 11-09-01
| Art Toalston
Posted on 11/09/2001 8:28:58 AM PST by classygreeneyedblonde
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To: classygreeneyedblonde
Thanks for the photo, classygreeneyedblonde.. I have heard of the Cross yet had not seen it...
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posted on
11/09/2001 8:44:29 AM PST
by
vrwinger
To: vrwinger
Soooo glad they will preserve this cross. I just hope the PC crowd doesn't have a hissy fit over it being a "religious" icon and not appropriate for a city memorial.
And isn't it odd that there has been virtually NO coverage of this on television? (NOT!)
To: vrwinger
To: EggsAckley
Other than Ann Coulter's column a few weeks back (ironically, noting how little space the NYT had devtoted to the Cross as compared to "post 9/11 fashions" and other such silliness), I have not seen anything about it...
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posted on
11/09/2001 9:28:06 AM PST
by
vrwinger
To: classygreeneyedblonde
Amen.
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posted on
11/09/2001 9:31:12 AM PST
by
fone
To: classygreeneyedblonde
Here's another picture of the (golden WTC) cross.
:o)
Mrs Kus
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posted on
11/09/2001 9:42:16 AM PST
by
cgk
To: classygreeneyedblonde
The most heart-wrenching discovery was that a silver object melted onto the cross' left side was the remains of a firefighter's jacket who died in the blast. Firefighters say the fire-resistant jacket turned silver and took on the look and consistency of metal when it encountered extreme heat and fire. Now, it is wrapped around the left arm of the cross. I just re-read this article, and this flew out at me. I had never read this before. Makes me all teary all-over again, and more grateful this was found and memorialized for our WTC heroes.
Mrs Kus
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posted on
11/09/2001 10:02:19 AM PST
by
cgk
To: cgk
Thank you......got it bookmarked
To: cgk
MAN, that pic gives me the chills! GOD BLESS AMERICA, MAY HE BE MERCIFUL UNTO TO US!
To: RoseofTexas; classygreeneyedblonde; WarSlut; Ragtime Cowgirl; summer; veronica...
The most heart-wrenching discovery was that a silver object melted onto the cross' left side was the remains of a firefighter's jacket who died in the blast. Firefighters say the fire-resistant jacket turned silver and took on the look and consistency of metal when it encountered extreme heat and fire. Now, it is wrapped around the left arm of the cross. I hate to post yet again about the same topic, but I realized, since this has been stuck in my head a good part of the day, that I think we have the picture of the fireman's melted silver-ized jacket on our hard drive this whole time. I never realized the relevance until your post, Classy. Is this the jacket they're referring to in this picture?
Here is the picture so you can see what I finally saw. It does speak - more than a thousand words... and tears.
Mrs Kus
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posted on
11/09/2001 4:45:44 PM PST
by
cgk
To: cgk
Thanks for the ping!
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posted on
11/09/2001 4:48:59 PM PST
by
Cool Guy
To: cgk; Travis McGee
Mrs Kus, Thanks so much for flagging me on this thread. Incredible photos. Thanks again.
Travis, I thought you'd want to see these photos too.
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posted on
11/09/2001 4:50:51 PM PST
by
summer
To: classygreeneyedblonde
Thanks for posting this thread. BTTT.
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posted on
11/09/2001 4:51:26 PM PST
by
summer
To: cgk; classygreeneyedblonde
That's the pic with the most impact.Its like coming into a cavernous clearing, the light shines on the cross amind the destruction, and there it is.Thank you.
To: cgk
Yes that's the jacket...very sad
To: summer; Cool Guy; classygreeneyedblonde
You're welcome for the bump. Least I can do for the bumps you send my way.
And - this is one of those topics that touches everyone. Thanks, Classy - for the post!
Mrs Kus
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posted on
11/09/2001 4:55:08 PM PST
by
cgk
To: habs4ever
I agreed. It's the first one I saw of it - on Drudge's site. I immediately saved it. One of those things that grabs you and holds on.
Mrs Kus
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posted on
11/09/2001 4:56:44 PM PST
by
cgk
To: cgk
bttt
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posted on
11/09/2001 5:07:34 PM PST
by
summer
To: cgk
Makes me all teary all-over again, and more grateful this was found and memorialized for our WTC heroes.
Just a note about the picture of the young-ish looking fireman headed up the stairs...
in case lurkers haven't heard his story.
Like about a billion other people, I was haunted by the photo, contemplating that
I was looking at a brave man who "reached the top".
The LA Times carried his story...he survived. And has gotten about a zillion phone-calls.
Like all the surviving fireman, he's humble and just tells folks to give to the
fund for spouses and children of firefighters and police.
Sorry I can't remember his name...but the face I'll never forget.
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posted on
11/09/2001 5:31:38 PM PST
by
VOA
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