I tried to reassure scared boy, photographer says - The photographer who took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Elián González said he's still haunted by the events ofApril 22, 2000.
Miami Herald, The (FL) - Thursday, April 22, 2010
Author: SERGIO R. BUSTOS, sbustos@MiamiHerald.com
Seconds before snapping the Pulitzer Prize winning photo of an armed federal agent confronting Elián González, Associated Press photographer Alan Diaz recalls trying to reassure the frightened boy that everything was going to be okay.
Diaz said the moment 10 years ago today ''forever'' haunts him.
'' Elián said to me, 'Qué está pasando, qué esté pasando?'' Diaz recalled in an interview this week with Miami Herald-WLRN News radio. ''I told the boy, in Spanish, that nothing's happening. It's going to be all right.''
Seconds later, the federal agent, wearing a helmet and riot gear, barged through the door and pointed a gun toward the boy, who was cowering with fear.
Diaz, who had spent months at the Miami home where Elián was being cared for by relatives, snapped nearly a dozen photos of the scene.
Posted By: Ayanna Spikes
Page: B4
Provided By: The McClatchy Company
Index Terms: Associated Press
Location(s): Miami
Personal Name(s): Alan Diaz
Record Number: 201004220100KNRIDDERFLMIAMIH_54364
Copyright (c) 2010 The Miami Herald
ELIAN GONZALEZ: 10 YEARS LATER: I tried to reassure scared boy, photographer says - The photographer who took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Elián González said he's still haunted by the events of April 22, 2000.
BUSTOS, SERGIO R.. "ELIAN GONZALEZ: 10 YEARS LATER: I tried to reassure scared boy, photographer says - The photographer who took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Elián González said he's still haunted by the events of April 22, 2000.." Miami Herald, The (FL) 22 Apr. 2010,: B4. NewsBank. Web. 22 Apr. 2010.
Seconds before snapping the Pulitzer Prize winning photo of an armed federal agent confronting Elián González, Associated Press photographer Alan Diaz recalls trying to reassure the frightened boy that everything was going to be okay.
Diaz said the moment 10 years ago today ''forever'' haunts him.
'' Elián said to me, 'Qué está pasando, qué esté pasando?'' Diaz recalled in an interview this week with Miami Herald-WLRN News radio. ''I told the boy, in Spanish, that nothing's happening. It's going to be all right.''
Seconds later, the federal agent, wearing a helmet and riot gear, barged through the door and pointed a gun toward the boy, who was cowering with fear.
Diaz, who had spent months at the Miami home where Elián was being cared for by relatives, snapped nearly a dozen photos of the scene.
Posted By: Ayanna Spikes
Page: B4
Provided By: The McClatchy Company
Index Terms: Associated Press
Location(s): Miami
Personal Name(s): Alan Diaz
Record Number: 201004220100KNRIDDERFLMIAMIH_54364
Copyright (c) 2010 The Miami Herald
ELIAN GONZALEZ: 10 YEARS LATER: I tried to reassure scared boy, photographer says - The photographer who took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Elián González said he's still haunted by the events of April 22, 2000.
BUSTOS, SERGIO R.. "ELIAN GONZALEZ: 10 YEARS LATER: I tried to reassure scared boy, photographer says - The photographer who took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of Elián González said he's still haunted by the events of April 22, 2000.." Miami Herald, The (FL) 22 Apr. 2010,: B4. NewsBank. Web. 22 Apr. 2010.
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