September 14, 2001

The National Day of Prayer and Remembrance
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June Bae, of Queens, lights a candle during an impromptu moment of silence in Union Square. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

Hundreds of New Yorkers placed candles and flowers at Union Square to remember victims of the World Trade Center bombing. (BP) photo by Morris Abernathy
Baptist Press Story:
Moment of silence brings eerie hush over New York
Having just moved here month ago from Atlanta, Tamrah Edwards joins hundreds of other New Yorkers in a moment of silence at Union Square. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

Fanci Weissman, left, and Hugh Hunter, right, listen to the reading of scripture during a prayer vigil at Bellevue Hospital. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

Darlene Calotes, kneeling, and Crystal Bottjer, right, place a poster with information about a friend's father who is missing since the Sept. 11 attack. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

Grissel Balentin, center, is surrounded by family and friends as she searches for her husband, who was working in the World Trade Center when it was destroyed. (BP) photo by Morris Abernathy

About 150 people circled around the entrance to Bellevue Hospital to pray, sing and read passages from the Bible. (BP) photo by Morris Abernathy

Jack Lok's building provided a spectacular view of the World Trade Center -- and its devastating end. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

Jack Lok, the owner of the store, expresses sorrow for the loss of life. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman
Baptist Press Story
'This is the city I know & love,'
Baptist worker agonizes amid chaos

Red Cross workers take a moment to think next steps in New York City. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

Baptist Press Story:
Families converge on armory in search of loved ones


A building under construction has been turned into a multi-story display of patriotism. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

This color photo reveals the devastation at ground zero of the World Trade Center terrorist attack. Mourners gathered at Union Square to remember the victims. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

A debris-covered Police Car. (BP) photo by Morris Abernathy

Passersby on a New York sidewalk watch President Bush's visit to the World Trade Center blast location live on television screens outside ABC's Times Square studios. (BP) photo by Jim Veneman

New Yorkers were kept updated on WTC developments throughout the day via outdoor television monitors and streaming electronic ticker tapes. (BP) photo by Morris Abernathy
 

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