September 9, 2011
A statue in memory of the victims lost at sea during the Galveston hurricane of September 8, 1900, “Place of Remembrance”, the work represents the suffering of the victims and the strength of the survivors who stayed to rebuild the city, Hurricane Ike just passed through the community. Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA (Galveston Island, TX, September 22, 2008) About one in five people in a city of ca. 40,000 were killed by the storm.

A statue in memory of the victims lost at sea during the Galveston hurricane of September 8, 1900, “Place of Remembrance”, the work represents the suffering of the victims and the strength of the survivors who stayed to rebuild the city, Hurricane Ike just passed through the community. Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA (Galveston Island, TX, September 22, 2008)

About one in five people in a city of ca. 40,000 were killed by the storm.

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    About one in five people in a city of ca. 40,000 were killed by the storm.
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    What a beautiful and expressive statue. I can feel the pain just by looking at it.
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