Memorial
I could say why i sketched this yesterday. However,if you read the statement that i found below. Honestly There's nothing i could possibly add.
Godbless.
-Mykal
"The policeman is your bestfriend". It seems every american child grows up hearing those words. Infact, one of the first instructions we're given by our parents is to find a police officer of fireman if there's trouble. They are the first real heroes we're introduced to as children. We grow up knowing that they're merely a phone call away.
Times passes. We get older and a new heroes capture our attention. Athletes, musicians, actors.They win our praise and stir our imaginations. The friends we revered now seem, to jaded adult eyes, tame, or worse. A bother. Cops are looked down at, refered to as pigs, they're never around when you need them and arent willing to do their job. Firemen still carry that aura of coolness. (due to the fact he doesnt hand out speeding tickets) but it's such a hassle when a fire engine roars by and everyone on the road has to pull over to let them pass. In retrospect, Some of us wanted to be them, hoped we'd grow up to be them. Sadly, most of us just grew up.
Then came september the 11. On that day we were all made children again as we watched the unbearable tragedies in New York and Washington. We watched with the world, glued to the television praying for a hero to make things right. Someone strong and brave, able to maintain calm in the confusion, help out the injured and lead the frightened to safety. We prayed, and they answered. New Yorks Finest and Bravest brought aid to those directly affected by the attack. Through their selfless efforts they rekindled hope in the heart of a despairing nation.
The heroes of our childhood touched us all that day with their gifts of courage, compassion and tragically for many, their very lives. Their achievements were enormous, their sacrifices never to be forgotten. Thank you for being everything our parents promised us you were. What the hopeful child inside every heartsick adult still knows you to be. Our best friends.
-written by Paul Dini, 2001.