september 11th, 2001

A few months after September 11th, I remember my family was held up at the LAX airport for a few hours due to a delayed layover. My sister and I got to go pick out a few magazines while we waited for our flight home, and I can still remember seeing this picture for the first time in Time Magazine. I've loved it ever since.

"On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. 

On September 11th, we valued heroism because it was everywhere."