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THIRTY YEARS AGO – AN OMINOUS FOREWARNING
Thirty years ago today, we Americans were introduced to large-scale, foreign acts of terrorism here on our shores. On February 26, 1993, an ominous forewarning occurred in lower Manhattan as the World Trade Center (WTC) was targeted for the first time....
“TWO AUTHORS …. SEARCH FOR MEANING IN TWIN TOWERS” [USA Today Network]
Journalist Jim Beckerman explores how two childhood friends coincidentally wrote books at the same time involving the events of 9/11. Each author, Ed Zier and Barbara Becker, seeks to find meaning in the death and destruction surrounding the infamous day.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A 9/11 PHOTOGRAPHER
Brigitte Stelzer is an accomplished photojournalist. On September 11, 2001, she applied not only her photography skills to a difficult task, but also a backbone of steel to confront death and destruction while doing her job.
On September 11, 2001, sixteen employees of Baseline Financial Services remained on the 77th and 78th floors of Two World Trade Center not knowing that a second plane targeting the towers was about to crash directly into their offices. Twelve would survive.
UNDAUNTED uses that moment, and the rest of the day’s events, to portray how the team stuck together and exemplified tremendous valor amidst the utter horror. Not only would the twelve survive, but they would also band together with all of Baseline’s employees to rebuild the business—nearly from scratch—in the ensuing weeks. They were relentless in their mission, while simultaneously mourning the loss of four friends.
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