Gary Fabiano

     I met Gary Fabiano on Tuesday night. He is such a remarkable man. As a photojournalist, he has been to several different countries during war, famine, and riot. Other then his trips around the world, he was also in New York City during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. This was what I found most interesting. He was buried under the rubble in a pull in truck dock under World Trade Center #7. He thought it would be safe but shortly after running to "safety" the entrance closed in and everyone was trapped. His story about everything he went through is extraordinary and heartfelt. Unfortunately I cannot explain his experience because he was very serious about how he didn't want his story to be written down unless he was writing it down. Therefore, I will have to keep his story to myself. One story he didn't say was "off the record" was one about him being in a field. While he was in the field, bullets were flying all around him and as he hid behind an overturned car he noticed his avenues of escape starting to close. He then began to take a dash through the field to a building that was about 40 yards away. During his mad dash he suddenly stopped cold in the middle of the field. As soon as he stopped, he saw a black dot flash past his face and he instantly knew it was a bullet. He then sprinted again to a safe place. This story is just on of many things he has gone though. Listening to him speak about his job and his life made me realize that I am lucky to by safe in America because although there have been terrorist attacks and there are many dangers here, America is relatively safe.