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Los Angeles County fire Department Air Operations joined scores of Fire Department locations across the country with a print of American Highrise. Pictured infront of their helicopter are pilot Charles Moreno (left) and Pilot Warren Messina (right).

 

Singing in Support Of Our Troops Rally in front of The American Highrise Monument at the back of The Grand Place in Branson, Missouri.

Members of the Patrick Henry High School Symphonic choir located in Henry County of North West Ohio joined hundreds of tourists to give their support to the American Armed Forces. Other entertainers who performed included Jimmy Osmond and The Oak Ridge Boys.

The Patrick Henry Symphonic was in Branson for the American Concert Choir Cup representing Ohio and receiving a superior rating. The American Highrise Foundation congratulates these outstanding young people.

Unveiling ceremony for the historic patriotic art display of American Highrise Memorial at The Grand Palace Theatre in Branson, Missouri.

Branson, MO-----The unveiling ceremony of the American Highrise Memorial was held on the morning of September 11 at 10:30 am with a prelude of music that began at 10:00 am. The ceremony paid tribute to the lives lost at the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and Flight 93 but is also about paying tribute to the Heroes of America; the Armed Forces, firefighters, law enforcement, and all emergency personnel.

Mary Eisenhower the granddaughter of former President Eisenhower gave some remarks concerning the patriotism of America. It was President Eisenhower who supported the words "One Nation Under God" to become part of the Pledge of Allegiance. Ms. Eisenhower is the leader of People to People International founded by her grandfather President Eisenhower and has visited over 23 countries distributing food, sharing cultural exchanges and meeting first families.

The ceremony was hosted by television personality and game show Host Bob Eubanks. Mr. Eubanks and artist Richard Daniel Clark have a friendship that goes back to the creation of the artwork of American Highrise for over 25 years.

The architectural montage is pictured in front of the American Flag and has the caption above taken from the Pledge of Allegiance, "ONE NATION UNDER GOD." And the caption below reads "WE THE PEOPLE, UNITED WE STAND,"

The American Highrise art piece was created by Australian native Richard Daniel Clark who was inspired by the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty as he flew over Manhattan for the first time in 1977. The art piece holds the prestigious title as being the "Bicentennial Presidential Inaugural" art work for the 41st President George Walker Bush, Sr. It was given the Presidential Inaugural Seal and commemorates 200 years of Presidential Inaugurals. Copies of the art have been sent around the world to over 72 nations representing over half the world's population.

American Highrise is now the most honored and most widely accepted piece of art in history displayed at hundreds of locations all across the nation and around the globe including US Navy ships, military installations, the Vatican, museums, and most recent, the Empire State Building in New York City.



Gene Biancone, East Quogue NY. (FDNY Retired) and Pastor CJ Greer from Brighton, MO share a moment at the American Highrise Monument unveiling. September 11th, 2002 Branson Missouri.

American Highrise presented to the largest Christian Church in Mainland China.

During the dedication ceremony one year after groundbreaking which took place at the new millennium in Shenzhen, China, the Bao'an Christian Association accepted a signed Presidential Inaugural print of American Highrise. The print holds the honor of being the artwork to mark the 200th Presidential Inaugural for President George Bush, SR who was at one time the US Ambassador to China. The event was attended by a very large standing room only crowd with Government officials present. The People's Republic of China is one of 73 nations who have accepted prints of American Highrise.


American Highrise salutes the Lewisville, Texas Fire Department. The latest recipient to accept a signed image. They join their brothers of the FDNY with identical prints.
 


Branson's Sue Ann O'Neal presents a signed American Highrise image to Rear Admiral Thomas U. Seigenthaler, executive director of the U.S.S. New Jersey beneath the ship's sixteen inch guns.

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