On The Wings of Angels, Omaha

The sculpture commemorates the tragedy on 9/11. It features more than 300 bronze hands of citizens of Omaha, as they show their heartfelt feelings about the tragedy. The project was created by Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, more than 300 Omaha citizens, Mayor Mike Fahey and architect Littleton Alston. An individual mold was made that represented the hand of each volunteer that participated in the project. The molds served to create the bronze hands. All the hands form a sphere that is placed in a sixteen-foot metallic sculpture. Its budget consisted of $55,000, which they gathered from donations.