Bush 9 / 11 Reminder: Badge, Had To Close
After the attacks of 11 September, "Never Forget" has become something of a slogan, a way to honor the victims and heroes of that tragic day. President George W. Bush has taken this vision of the heart.
After the terrorist attacks, Bush met with the families of the victims. A woman, Arlene Howard, approached the President during his visit to Ground Zero and gave him a police badge, which Bush carried in his pocket during his presidency. Badge belonged to his son, George Howard, who was an officer for the Police Department Port Authority of New York."President Bush carried in your pocket during the days and months that followed 9 / 11," said Eric Draper, the official White House photographer during the Bush presidency. "It would be the people and to tell the story of George Howard, and the day was given by the mother of Howard."
The badge of great significance for Bush. Draper told CNN: "Whenever we carry out and to remind people and remember what happened that day." In a speech to Congress 10 days after the attack, M. George W. Bush held until 1012 logo as a symbol of all those who lost their lives.
Bush said: "And I'm in this is the police shield, a man named George Howard, who died in the World Trade Center trying to save others was given to me by his mother, Arlene, as the monument proud of his son This is my reminder of lives that ended and the task is not .... "
The official website of the Police Benevolent Association Port Authority holds a memorial to Agent Howard. That work was not officially September 11, 2001. He had the day off, but heard about the attack and immediately went to the World Trade Center to help in any way he could.
This was not the first time that Howard was responsible for standby of the World Trade Center. When the site was bombed in 1993, Chief Howard said, and was credited with having saved many lives. He was free on that day, as well.
Officer Howard was 44 at the time of his death. Badge "part of the Bush administration Presidential Library under construction in Dallas, Texas," said Draper, who has more images available online. "It was very important for me to have a visual record of the badge in his hand." The picture was taken in the Oval Office October 15, 2001.
After the terrorist attacks, Bush met with the families of the victims. A woman, Arlene Howard, approached the President during his visit to Ground Zero and gave him a police badge, which Bush carried in his pocket during his presidency. Badge belonged to his son, George Howard, who was an officer for the Police Department Port Authority of New York."President Bush carried in your pocket during the days and months that followed 9 / 11," said Eric Draper, the official White House photographer during the Bush presidency. "It would be the people and to tell the story of George Howard, and the day was given by the mother of Howard."
Bush said: "And I'm in this is the police shield, a man named George Howard, who died in the World Trade Center trying to save others was given to me by his mother, Arlene, as the monument proud of his son This is my reminder of lives that ended and the task is not .... "
The official website of the Police Benevolent Association Port Authority holds a memorial to Agent Howard. That work was not officially September 11, 2001. He had the day off, but heard about the attack and immediately went to the World Trade Center to help in any way he could.
This was not the first time that Howard was responsible for standby of the World Trade Center. When the site was bombed in 1993, Chief Howard said, and was credited with having saved many lives. He was free on that day, as well.
Officer Howard was 44 at the time of his death. Badge "part of the Bush administration Presidential Library under construction in Dallas, Texas," said Draper, who has more images available online. "It was very important for me to have a visual record of the badge in his hand." The picture was taken in the Oval Office October 15, 2001.
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