A World in Pictures- Caroline Totty

This is a picture has oftentimes been described as "an image of hope" after the terrifying and heartbreaking 9/11 attacks. After the planes took down the twin towers people truly thought the world was ending. Thousands of loved ones were lost on that fatal day. America was chaotic to say the least. Nobody wanted to fly anymore, but people did not want to stay in New York either. People were desperately hoping to find their missing family members and friends. This picture is of three firefighters covered in dust raising the American flag after the 9/11 attacks. This is often seen as "an image of hope" because it shows that even through that tough time America, as a country, can get through it. Nothing can take down America. The firefighters are covered in dust and have been in burning buildings all mornings trying to save people, risking their own lives, yet they are still raising the flag because no matter what they are proud to be an American. The flag will always fly even through the toughest of times.