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Tonight is the last night of the memorial flag display on Art Hill in Forest Park, St. Louis.
So David and I went down after dark for a final look.
If anything, it is more moving at night with the floodlit flags standing out in stark relief against the grassy background. Over the course of the week, some of the poles, each one named for a victim, had been decorated with flowers.
A relative, a friend or just someone who cared? No way of knowing, but it added poignancy to an already emotional scene.
I would say so too. Looked at the large version of the bottom photo — it really hits home, the numbers involved.
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
That is does. Glad I caught it before it was removed.
It's really beautiful.:heart:
BTW I would just like to add something to this, if you don't mind. When you did your earlier post on this event I did perhaps have some very negative feelings about what this type of thing might do in terms of our national reaction to it. Especially in the political aspect. .But looking at the last photo in the large format, without the additions of the people and the politicians speaking and the bands, that does truly reflect I think the loss. I just wanted to mention that. I all too vividly remember my mom calling me at 6:00 in the morning, telling me that "something really bad" was happening. And so I turned on the TV. And I saw all of it. Never get me wrong: I went through it, and I felt it.
Originally posted by Stardancer:
Yes, it is. :love:
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
I knew that all along. 🙂 A lot of great opportunities were squandered over this, sadly. I understand your thoughts.
Thank you.
Originally posted by edwardpiercy:
Similar memory still turns my guts :awww: I know there have happened and happens many bad things around the world but seeing something like that live makes oneself to feel so helpless.But same thing it is with photographs. All those images of war, shot by documentary photographers, has the same effect on me. At the same time you wish not to see them and yet acknowledge the importance of journalism.