Ground Zero Finally, we came to the location I knew I had to see. I’m glad I took pictures of it, since I cannot remember it clearly now. Not as clearly as I want to anyway. I cannot remember it because I was too shocked to see the enormity of it and I was too terrified of being caught by the police for being out of the allowable boundary. Like the other location we visited, … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2015
September 11th 2001 Part IV: An Invitation to Treat Rescue Dogs on ‘The Pile’
In Part IV of this five part series, Bash Halow recounts his chance to assist with the cadaver and rescue dogs 'working the pile' in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attack. An Unexpected Invitation On the third day, my boss, Dr. Marc Siebert of The Heart of Chelsea Animal Hospital, got a call from a downtown official requesting that he come to the … [Read more...]
September 11th 2001 Part III, The Aftermath
In Part III of this five part series, licensed veterinary technician, Bash Halow, recounts the unsettling scene that was 9-11 in the hours after the attack. Paper and Plasterboard Dust Everywhere I walked all around the city that day, even to places I should never have been allowed, but the chaos created cracks in the check points so I got through. I took my camera which … [Read more...]
September 11th 2001 Part II: Witnessing the Fall
In Part II of this September 11th 2001 series, Bash Halow recalls the crowd's reaction to the fall of the first and then second Tower. The South Tower Collapses None of us expected the South Tower to collapse. All of those near me were watching when it happened. I remember the sound it made was muffled and distant and did not fit the catastrophic sight it was to behold (it’s … [Read more...]
September 11th 2001 Part I , A Vet Tech Remembers
At the time of the September 11th 2001 attack, I was working at the Heart of Chelsea Animal Hospital. What follows is a five-part account of September 11th and the work that I did at the World Trade Towers after the terrorist attack. A World Changing Event Began With A Clear Blue Sky On September 11th, 2001, I was still in bed in my NYC apartment when the phone rang. Too … [Read more...]