Raising The Flag At Ground Zero
Written by: George Chittenden : 14 May 2019
This iconic photo was taken on September 11th, 2001 following the attack on the World Trade Center and features three New York City firefighters raising the American flag at Ground Zero. This photo is often compared to the Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal during World War II. This flag raising image was captured by photographer Thomas E. Franklin shortly after 5pm that day. The heroic firefighters in the photo are George Johnson of Rockaway Beach, Dan McWilliams of Long Island and Billy Eisengrein of Staten Island. Interestingly the flag came from a yacht named ‘Star of America’, which was docked in the yacht basin in the Hudson River. Sadly the flag disappeared a few hours after it was raised which set in motion a hunt to relocate it that involved a 2013 CNN documentary film, The Flag, which investigated the mystery of the missing 9/11 icon. Thankfully it was eventually found and was even unveiled on September 11th, 2016, at the 15th anniversary of 9/11.
Search
By Era
To 5000 BCE 5000 - 2000 BCE 2000 BCE - 0 0 - 400 CE 400 - 800 CE 800 - 1100 CE 1100 - 1500 CE 1500 - 1700 CE 18th Century 19th Century 1900's 1910's 1920's 1930's 1940's 1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's 2010'sBy Topic
Royal British Roman North American Egyptian Nautical European Social WW1 Military Viking Asian African Australian South American Political Celebrity WW2 Religion
We promote history by...
offering free articles and videos, providing free history experiences for children in schools and on weekends. Next year we will be visiting hospitals and providing unforgettable experiences to children who really need it and give them a chance to forget their condition, their treatment and their reality.
Please join others who support our free projects by giving a small donation. We can only continue our great work with your help.
