The tragic events that unfolded Friday night in Paris sits too close to home. Having lost my husband on 9/11 to a terrorist attack I only have to close my eyes and sit for a brief moment to feel the vibrations of pain that are often just right under the surface. Please pray for those who were lost […]
View post →Yesterday, September 11th was a day of reflection for me and so many around the world. My phone was off, my computer down. I spent the morning at my late husband’s firehouse with old friends I now see for the most part just once a year. It’s hard to believe 13 years have passed and yet when […]
View post →I spent the good part of the day thinking it was yesterday until I got a phone call from someone very close to me. She seemed sad and I was taken away from the monotony of the week as we talked. Realizing it was today and it was in fact Thursday I had very little […]
View post →Last Sunday my family and I had an opportunity to visit the 9/11 Memorial museum before it opened to the general public. Words would minimize the emotions that rose out of the experience. When I look around today though, there are blessings I am surrounded by that would not have been had life moved left instead […]
View post →I made this drawing about a year ago down at the World Trade Center. Families performed a brief ceremony at the World Trade Center by tying yellow ribbons on the Callery Pear tree that had survived the devastation of the 9/11 tragedy twelve years ago. It was a memorable and moving ceremony. It was wonderful […]
View post →Honor the victims today by taking a moment to look around, consider, and find the beauty in everything. © Greg Betza 2013
View post →Another drawing of the WTC Survivor Tree. Most of the ribbons had been tied on by then and now there was a large floral wreath in front of the Survivor Tree. Again, a few very unexpected and heartfelt moments in time. Margaret Hurst
View post →This is another drawing of the Callery Pear Tree, or Survivor Tree, at the World Trade Center site. So many yellow ribbons were tied to the Survivor Tree. It was a very personal moment for a small group of people; one I will never forget. Margaret Hurst
View post →In honor of September 11, here is a drawing of the Freedom Tower as it ascends to the sky. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →Here is a line drawing of the Freedom Tower under construction. I look forward to it’s completion. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →It is said that the cry of the phoenix is that of a beautiful song. Above is a drawing I had done while healing from the loss of a loved one on September 11th, 2001. Hearing of the bombings in Moscow on Monday reminded me when I did it and why the bird meant so […]
View post →My opinion is just that, an opinion. Whether or not there’s ‘a right’ or some think it ‘wise’ to build a mosque two blocks from where the World Trade Center crumbled – the timing is awful. There are pivotal moments in history that require time and space for those who experience its chaos to process, […]
View post →I spent some time at Ground Zero Friday. It’s an incredibly powerful place, I imagine unlike any other. The site has been transformed into a city of cranes and construction. I can’t help but think that this is exactly how it must have looked in the 1970s during the building of the Twin Towers. While […]
View post →My book, September 11th, 2001: Words and Pictures, has just been published by vero press. The book is a first hand account, through my words and reportage drawings, of the events of September 11, 2001 and the weeks that followed in New York City. The drawing shown above is from the book, portraying police officers […]
View post →Last Saturday I had the privilege to attend the commissioning ceremony of the USS NEW YORK (LPD 21). Traditionally the commissioning of a naval vessel is a time of celebration, the welcoming of a new ship and its crew to the fleet. It’s a symbol of our national pride and steadfast resolve. Yet on that day, […]
View post →This September 11th it rained       … and rained … and rained here in New York.  One might’ve called it tears of angels. It was a tender day for the many who were reminded of the destruction we had experienced 8 years back. For me, personally it’s always been […]
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