On August 6, 1945, during World War II, an American bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000 people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure. One of those people was Sadako Sasaki. […]
View post →or Remembrance Day, was yesterday. I’m not sure what the official name for September 11th is. In any case here is a drawing with a patriotic theme. Rockefeller Center, NYC. ~Despina
View post →Honor the victims today by taking a moment to look around, consider, and find the beauty in everything. © Greg Betza 2013
View post →In honor of September 11, here is a drawing of the Freedom Tower as it ascends to the sky. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →Funny that last weeks post was titled “Till we meet again”. For those of you that saw the post, it was a simple reflection on the season change. As I was beginning to put together this morning’s post the title seemed even more appropriate than it did then. There are certain dates in ones life […]
View post →It is said that the cry of the phoenix is that of a beautiful song. Above is a drawing I had done while healing from the loss of a loved one on September 11th, 2001. Hearing of the bombings in Moscow on Monday reminded me when I did it and why the bird meant so […]
View post →Last Saturday I had the privilege to attend the commissioning ceremony of the USS NEW YORK (LPD 21). Traditionally the commissioning of a naval vessel is a time of celebration, the welcoming of a new ship and its crew to the fleet. It’s a symbol of our national pride and steadfast resolve. Yet on that day, […]
View post →Every year on this day we all remember. After watching the ceremonies on TV, and hurting for all those whose lives were changed on that day, I always go back to thinking of one thing. Terrorism. I think about what it means, who it is, why it is and most of all how? How can […]
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