11M views, 131K likes, 61K loves, 4.5K comments, 58K shares, Facebook Watch Videos from HISTORY: On Sept. 11, 2001, Joanne Capestro arrived to her job at the May Davis Group on the 87th floor of the. Seventeen years on, the man who took that picture on the worst day of her . Seventeen years on, the man who took that picture on the worst . Neil Matthew Dollard's relatives talked for years about donating the few possessions authorities found after the bond broker died at the trade center. 'Every floor was different - some were on fire, some there were people bleeding, some there was glass on the floor,' she said. Capestro put it best when she said: Phil was with me on the best day of my life and the worst day of my life.. It means something to somebody. She was captured in the image above on the left by photographer Phil Penman who took dozens of gripping and poignant images of the scene around the Twin Towers, Three years ago, Penman and Capestro were reunited and kept in touch and six weeks ago he served as the photographer at her dream wedding to her husband, Robert Vasquez (pictured together right). Something worth remembering for a lifetime , Man Orders $3,000 Sony Camera, Receives Bags of Mysterious White Powder Instead, Sony Announces the Xperia 1 Mark II: A Powerful Smartphone With Technology Taken From Its Best Cameras, Continuing the Legacy of the U.S. President's Photographer, Homeland Security Warns of Photography as a Potential Sign of Terrorism. Consider Joanne Capestro. Joanne Edge is on Facebook. Joanne Vasquez Profiles | Facebook Save Our History | Joanne Capestro | Commemorating the 20th Anniversary I remember it was like it was yesterday to be honest with you. She told DailyMail.com in an exclusive interview that she 'saw my life flash in front of me three times' that day. And in coming full circle, on August 11th of this year, he fulfilled the duty of capturing Capestros wedding day,17 years later. 9. }); Indeed. But this meeting wasnt the last time that the photographer and Capestro would see each other. }); "He was with me for the best day of my life and the worst day of my life," she added. "I didn't think that this would be anything they would want," said JoAnne "JoJo" Capestro, the finance worker who gave her clothing. Woman seen in iconic 9/11 photo gets the same photographer to - MEAWW window.googletag.pubads().addEventListener('impressionViewable', function(event) { And in that regard, it may not be incorrect to say, theyve moved on from the wake of the 9/11 tragedy quite well. ga('ads.send', { At 9:03 a.m., United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into the World Trade Center's south tower. 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Woman in Iconic 9/11 Photo Hires the Same Photographer for Her Wedding "I really felt so different from that moment on and it took me many years to heal," Capestro said. Were also on Pinterest, Tumblr, and Flipboard. Cookie Notice ', Going into the 20th anniversary, Capestro said she feels 'really good' about her life and jokes that she is 'forever young.'. Speaking to DailyMail.com, Capestro said: 'Phil was with me on the best day of my life and the worst day of my life. She is pictured above left with Penman on her wedding day, August 11th. Sometimes Joanne goes by various nicknames including Joanne Grippa. @wornonthisday shared a photo on Instagram: "Shoes worn #onthisday in By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Published: 20:28 GMT, 11 September 2018 | Updated: 12:12 GMT, 12 September 2018. On Sept. 11, 2001, Joanne "JoJo" Capestro arrived to her job as an executive assistant at the May Davis Group on the 87th floor of the North Tower with a cup of take-out tea, feeling run down from a case of bronchitis. Pictured above is an image showing people crowding the streets of lower Manhattan while watching the scene unfold, Minutes after escaping onto the street, the North Tower completely collapsed, Capestro recalled. And since then, the duo has remained in touch close enough that Capestro asked Penman to photograph her wedding. She was there on that fateful morning when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into her office building at 8:46 a.m between floors 93 and 99. Phil Penman captured a photo of Joanne Capestro with her friend as they fled the rubbish of terrorist attacks Sept. 11, 2001. The first time I went I found the pools of water mesmerizing. Now here we are today and six weeks ago, on August 11, he was the photographer at my wedding. September 11, 2001 began as any other day for Joanne Jojo Capestro. Joanne Capestro tells how she escaped from the Towers, walking down the right-hand side of the dark staircases as firemen climbed up the left-hand sides. Three men walk past an entrance to a subway station which has a poster advertising the September 21 release of Denzel Washington's blockbuster hit movie Training Day, The heart-wrenching image above captured by Penman shows emergency personnel and civilians working alongside each other to help the injured near Ground Zero. Capestro told DailyMail.com September 11 began like any other day in the city as she commuted to work at the May Davis Group offices on the 87th floor of the North Tower. Capestro, then 39,was photographed that day covered head to toe in thick dust and debris as she fled from the World Trade Center with a coworker. It was after this that Penman snapped the portrait of Capestro barefoot and coated in toxic dust. media-tech companies with hubs around the world. document.querySelector("#ads").addEventListener('click',function(){ Capestro said she doesn't know what to say when people ask her how her life changed after 9/11. Joanne Capestro is my neighbor and friend. eventAction: 'click_image_ads' Some new donors to the Sept. 11 museum hadn't realized everyday possessions could be museum exhibits. Woman in 9/11 image is photographed by same man 17 years later Now here we are today and six weeks ago, on August 11th, he was the photographer at my wedding," she continued. A Federal Aviation Administration worker's hard hat now speaks to his agency's contributions to the recovery effort. },false) 'I got down the steps to the concourse level and couldn't believe what was going on,' she said. Can it? "I feel like I'm giving back. "The morning of Sept. 11, I woke up, I wasn't feeling well. "Phil was with me on the best day of my life," she said, "and the worst day of my life." 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'Then I heard dentist music on one floor - like that soft, calming music. Capestro said she took refuge inside a car, where she fainted again from the trauma. pageTracker._trackPageview(); JoAnne Capestro is a Director at Oppenheimer based in New York City, New York. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Penman was nearby and captured Capestro and her co-worker, Dominique Davis, as they escaped the World Trade Center. ", Capestro added, "I love the fact that I could call somebody up that went through what I went through, and he understands, and he's always there for me. After finding the only available stairwell exit, Capestro rushed down the 87 flights of stairs, part of the way in high heels, before running out of the North Tower all within 22 minutes. 'I want peace and serenity and people to join together as one.'. I had survivors' guilt and felt like "why didnt God take me? } You have to put your best foot forward every day, because you can't let terrorism get to you.'. So I said, 'Hmm, I know who's gonna film my wedding.'" A retired police detective gave the sole-scorched boots she wore while working amid the smoking wreckage of the twin towers. Another person photographed in such a landscape was Joanne Capestro, who told the Journal that "Everything was white when I opened my eyes, I really thought I had died." Capestro was on the 87 th floor of the North Tower when the plane hit just six floors above. 'I would sit at the site and watch them dig the rubble - thats how traumatized I was,' she told DailyMail.com. They stayed in touch and just last month, 17 years after the tragedy, Penman took photos of her wedding day. Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanityfrom the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening. Capestro told DailyMail.com she walked through Lower Manhattan and traveled back to her home in Brooklyn covered in dust and debris. "Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11" will air on MSNBC on Saturday and Sunday at 10 p.m. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Scan this QR code to download the app now.
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