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"Sail
For America"
A Celebration of a Great Country's Future - 09/14/02 Page 1 - Arrival & Let Freedom Run |
Our trip to Battery Park was VIP through security. |
We were the only ones on this closed road because we had "Official" ID. |
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A fireboat gives a water cannon salute to kick off the day. |
The sailboats gather. |
 The signs on the building tell the story of September 11th. |
We arrive via a closed highway due to our "Press Credentials.". |
A sign on a Downtown building. |
 We stayed at the Ritz Carlton overlooking Battery Park and the harbor. |
The Ritz Carlton was the "Ritz". |
 We stopped by the Organizing Committee Headquarters to say "Hi" |
 "Let Freedom Run" was being run Downtown. |
 A finisher with a flag. |
A family participates in memory of a lost sister. |
...And they take time after the finish for a photo. |
 The TV Press was there to record the event. |
People stop to look at the Sphere that survived. |
The damage to the Sphere was very evident. |
The eternal flame was burning in front of the sphere. |
Lady Liberty is visible through Battery Park. |
A giant eagle in Battery Park. |
The Coast Guard guards the NY Harbor. |
More finishers. The American Flag was everywhere. |
A WPIX TV Cameraman takes a break from his taping assignment. |
A bomb scare closed down the Statue of Liberty Ferry for an hour.vbm. |
The Korean War Monument stands in the Park. |
The "Rescuers" are ready to offer help. |
More sailboats gather in NY Harbor. |
A disabled runner approaches the finish line. |
...and another with a companionl. |
More runners complete the race. |
A group representing the US Army round the last turn. |
A "Staffer" begins to give directions, but ends up.... |
...giving racers "High Five." |
The Race was held in the shadow of wall street next to "Ground Zero." |
All photographs taken by Buffy & John Whiting
Background photograph "Sail America 2002" taken by John T. Whiting
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