WTC Person Jumping Photo 24 (World Trade Center 9/11 2001)

Photo of person jumping to death
from WTC September 11, 2001

Photographer Rick Wood

Photo source:
http://wtc10048nyc.free.fr/189.html

Rick Wood video with audio:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/attack/sep01/rickwood.asp

He Didn’t ‘Forget the Pictures’

(Rick Wood article on New York Terrorist’s Attack. 9/11/01)

Rick Wood, Eastbrook Council Member and Journal/Sentinel Photographer, found himself in New York City on the morning of September 11, just blocks away from the World Trade Center. Suddenly, his assignment to photograph fashion models took a drastic turn as he began documenting "America Under Attack." Rick said, "It was crazy, going from a penthouse fashion show with Natalie Cole, Ivana Trump, Denise Rich and other celebrities, to the soot-covered streets of lower Manhattan where I saw buildings cascading, people screaming and running in fear, and dark clouds moving block by block over the city." As Rick and others neared the site, a policeman yelled, "Forget the pictures! Run north!", which only awakened in the journalist the desire to continue on southward.

Some of the images which remain with Rick include people walking around looking stunned, yet at the same time curious; victims and family members in shock; and pieces of paper flying all over. He saw buy and sell slips from the Stock Exchange, airline tickets with individuals' names on them, and someone's life insurance policy. With a camera between himself and others, Rick felt somewhat distanced from the reality of the suffering. He felt grief and pain, but was grateful he didn't personally lose any loved ones or friends. His main concern was for his own family, and being with them again.

Throughout the week, Rick definitely sensed the prayer of his family and the Body at Eastbrook on his behalf. Like all of us, he saw that the world is evil, but our God brings good even in the darkest times. "We are more concerned now with people than with profits. Americans have united, and have become interested in spiritual things. I have had so many more opportunities to talk about my faith with my co-workers than ever before."

Rick Wood, 47, has been a photojournalist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel since 1978. He is a graduate of the Indiana University School of Journalism and has extensive foreign travel experience.

In July 2000, Wood visited Iraq to assess the impact of sanctions imposed on that country after Saddam Hussein's army invaded Kuwait in early August 1990. Wood also covered the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and was with a delegation that visited North Korea in 1995. He has also traveled to Bulo Burti, Somalia, to photograph a hospital run by a Milwaukee church. In 1987 he traveled to Brazil and Haiti to photograph a story on preventable diseases that cause high infant mortality rates.

He and his wife, Robin, have 3 children and live in Whitefish Bay, Wis.

See also:

• The Americans Transcript of 1973 famous broadcast by Gordon Sinclair
• TERRORIST MANUAL Part 1 of 2
• TERRORIST MANUAL Part 2 of 2
• TERRORIST MANUAL (180 pages - one file)

• Attack photos

• Shame On You American-Hating Liberals Editorial by Tony Parsons, London Daily Mirror supporting America 9/11/02
A word of background -- the London Daily Mirror is a notoriously left-wing daily that normally does not support America. From the London Daily Mirror and an English journalist, no matter what your views on President Bush's statements about a potential upcoming war with Iraq, this is very interesting. God bless America.
• bin Laden Killing and Training Manuals Part 1 bin Laden Killing and Training Manuals Part 1. Al Qaeda's Grocery Lists and Manuals of Killing. Reporters for The New York Times collected over 5,000 pages of documents from abandoned safe houses and training camps destroyed by bombs. This article is the first of several examining documents left behind in Afghanistan by Islamic militants. 3/17/02
• 10-Month bin Laden Mystery: Dead or Alive? The last sightings of the leader of Al Qaeda of which pursuers can be reasonably certain were here in the White Mountains of southeastern Afghanistan. Those sightings came nearly 10 months ago. 9/30/02
• 200 jump, fall and plunge to death from WTC USA TODAY estimates that at least 200 people jumped to their deaths that morning, far more than can be seen in the photographs taken that morning. Nearly all were from the north tower, which was hit first and collapsed last. Fewer than a dozen were from the south tower. 9/6/02
• Why bin Laden is Dead? The news first came from sources in Afghanistan and Pakistan almost six months ago: the fugitive died in December and was buried in the mountains of southeast Afghanistan. Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, echoed the information. The remnants of Osama's gang, however, have mostly stayed silent, either to keep Osama's ghost alive or because they have no means of communication. 7/11/02
• Towers Withstood Impact, but Fell to Fire, Report Says. Towers Withstood Impact, but Fell to Fire, Report Says. The incredible energy generated by this blaze was estimated to be three to five gigawatts at its peak. A typical nuclear power plant generates about one gigawatt. All of that energy was converted to deadly heat that began weakening the steel. 3/29/02
• Pentagon Attack Slideshow New Photos Show Attack on Pentagon. A series of five photos obtained today show the first available images of the Pentagon as a plane hijacked by terrorists slammed into the building the morning of Sept. 11. www.washingtonpost.com March 7, 2002
• Why are Muslims so upset with the U.S.? The Core of Muslim Rage Because the real answer is rooted in something very deep. It has to do with the contrast between Islam's self-perception as the most ideal and complete expression of the three great monotheistic religions — Judaism, Christianity and Islam — and the conditions of poverty, repression and underdevelopment in which most Muslims live today. 3/6/02
• Are We What We're Not? Good NYTimes article about us after 9/11, 1/6/02
• What Would Jesus Do About Bin Laden? Not to mention, Buddha, Moses and Machiavelli, Newsweek 12/22/01
• Firefighters Raising Flag at WTC Photo and Article by Ricky Flores 12/10/01
• Why more bin Ladens and Talibans will come NY Times 12/2/01
• WHAT IS JIHAD - JIHAD EXPLAINED The Institute of Islamic Information and Education 10/30/01
• We Are All Alone - Except For the British NY Times 10/26/01
• Why tribal rules won't let Afghanistan turn over bin Laden NY Times 10/21/01
• A letter to Osama bin Laden Orlando Sentinel 10/18/01
• CDC - Anthrax 10/15/01 (good)
• Our paradise of trivia, celebrity, consumption and cosmetic-surgery is now our home of paranoia of potential mortal threats -- Season of the Witch NY Times 10/14/01
• War on Terrorism London Sunday Times 10/14/01 (best incisive review I've found)
• What Is Anthrax and How Can You Get Infected? (2) good articles 10/13/01
• Bin Laden Wants U. S. To Strike Back Disproportionately NY Times 10/13/01
• FBI Most Wanted Terrorist List 10/11/01
• New York Times Front Page 10/8/01
• This Is a Religious War NY Times 10/7/01
• Text of Evidence Against bin Laden released by British government 10/4/01
• Bin Laden -- From Rich to Evil NY Times 9/30/01
• What are the peace groups smoking? The Orlando Sentinel 9/28/01
• Index of bin Laden Articles NY Times 9/26/01
• Jackleg ragtag Taleban cannot exist without bin Laden London Times 9/26/01
• Bin Laden is a modern tactician of rare genius London Independent 9/24/01
• Countries supporting USA against terrorism Toronto Star 9/24/01
• Internet Terrorist Attack Rumors - True or False? NY Times 9/23/01
• What is Islam and why the Holy War? London Independent 9/21/01
• How Did Afghans Become Bad Guys? Wall Street Journal 9/19/01
• $500 SkFriends Red Cross Pledge 9/18/01
• Unsung Heroes -- WHAT WE FIGHT TO PROTECT by Maggie Gallagher 9/18/01
• Holy Warriors Escalate an Old War on a New Front NY Times 9/16/01
• Bomb Afghanistan and Bin Laden Wins by Tamin Ansary 9/15/01 (True)
• New York Times Front Page 9/12/01
• How To Book of Terrorism NY Times 4/5/01
• CIA Fact Sheet -- Osama bin Laden (Unclassified)
• FBI Ten Most Wanted -- Osama bin Laden
• Attack photos
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