pbstv: NEWSHOUR: 9/11 through the eyes of a first responder and his disposable cameraAnyone who was
pbstv: NEWSHOUR: 9/11 through the eyes of a first responder and his disposable cameraAnyone who was in the U.S. during the Sept. 11 attacks has their own images from that day imprinted in their mind. Ken George, a first responder to the events of that day, captured some of those images on a disposable camera that he took with him when he was ordered to ground zero the night of the attack.George worked for New York City’s Department of Transportation at the time, working on bridges, fixing trucks, and ripping up and repaving roads. He thought he was going to direct traffic on the evening of the attacks, but when he got to ground zero, his assignment was much grimmer. The bulk of it involved removing debris — including body parts — in the aftermath.“It looked like the gates of hell opened up and swallowed everything,” George told the PBS NewsHour.More -- source link
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