September 11: A Year in Pictures

Photos By Peter Foley, Contributor
October / November 2002

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Photographer Peter Foley spent many months documenting the aftermath of September 11. His images, though unobtrusive, capture the emotion of the tragedy and offer a glimpse into the lives of those left behind.

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*Battalion Chief Edward Geraghty’s casket is lifted on to a fire truck.*

*Chief Edward Geraghty’s wife, Mary, with the couple’s three sons, Connor (right), James (left) and Colin (front).*

*A fireman at Tom Butler’s funeral on August 17, 2002.*

*December 15, 2001 – The police motorcycles lead the way for Chief of Rescue Ray Downey’s memorial procession. The chief was one of the most respected firefighters of all.*

*November 12, 2001. An injured fireman joins in the funeral procession for his comrade Lawrence Vargilio of squad 18 in Queens, New York.*

*May 11, 2002 – A memorial to the 15 men of Engine 54, Ladder 4, on 47th Street and 8th Avenue. Pictured is Rhonda, the widow of Danny O’Callaghan, with the couple’s two children.*

*The Butler children – Sean, Kelly and baby Patrick, pictured with their mother, Martha, at their father’s funeral on August 17, 2002.*

*May 20, 2002 – The last remaining steel beam from the Twin Towers is carried out.*

*A ceremony on May 30, marking the end of the recovery effort at Ground Zero.*

*Lieutenant Mike Galgano from Ladder 23, takes a last look at Ground Zero.*

*The Irish and American flags in a flower arrangement on a firetruck from Squad 1 in Brooklyn, where Tom Butler was stationed.*

*A final salute – “We will never forget our fallen brothers”.*

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September 11: A Year in Pictures

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