Jim Zarifis and his son, Jimmy, both of Newtown, Conn., share a moment together at a baseball game. Jimmy was diagnosed and treated <br/>for a malignant brain tumor. The treatments caused osteonecrosis in his hip that required him to temporarily use a wheelchair. Ethan Young, of Syracuse, N.Y., gets his ear pierced by Doug Hand at the Modern Tribalism tattoo shop in downtown Syracuse, N.Y. John Bolliver, of Southold, N.Y., kayaks off the Southold Town Beach on a summer night. "Procession of the Species," an annual parade in Olympia, Wash., brings out the artistic talent and <br/>creativity in people who make costumes of their favorite animals and parade the streets of the city. Rabi Eli Goodman, of Bach Jewish Center, speaks during a vigil in Long Beach, N.Y., for <br/>Danny Bobis, of Long Beach High School, who was lost while surfing in Sumarta, Indonesia. Air National Guard 1st Lieutenant Andrew Connolly arrives in an A10 at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, N.Y. and <br/>is quickly greeted by his wife Melissa. Connolly followed his boyhood dream to fly for the United States Air Force. Bobby McKinney, from Sun Up Enterprises, looks over a recently paved section of the Office Max parking <br/>lot on Federal Road in Danbury, Conn. During the afternoon rain, steam made working more of a challenge. Kevin Meikleham, of Syracuse, N.Y., has worked as a stagehand at the Oncenter Complex since 1987. Meikleham cites, <br/>"The Phantom of the Opera," as his favorite productions. "It changed the way we do things now," Meikleham said. John Helleis, 45, of Holtsville, holds an American flag across from Ground Zero the day after Osama Bin Ladin was killed by U.S. forces. New York Yankees Derek Jeter at bat during the game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium. Derek Hughes, of Los Angeles, Calif., performs during the Long Island Magic Arts Convention in Hicksville, N.Y. Audience members enjoy an IMAX film at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology at Armory Square in Syracuse, N.Y. Firefighters battle an apartment blaze in Danbury, Conn. on a cold winter night. The fire left many homeless. A family attends a candlelight vigil in N.Y. at the Setauket Fire Department 911 memorial wall on the ten year anniversary of Sept. 11th. Eric Miglinas grieves outside a 911 memorial service held at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Danbury, Conn., in 2009. Ronnie Gies, of Merrick, visits his father's grave at Holy Rude Cemetary in Westbury. After his father was killed <br/>responding to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11th., Ronnie followed in his footsteps and became a firefighter. Matt Brulhardt, 14, of Wantagh, left, watches his friend Calvin Ibanez, 14, of Levittown, practice tricks at Wantagh State Park. Caroline Scamell, 11, of Oyster Bay, N.Y., stays cool while playing at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Park Pool in Woodbury. After blocking the road for safety, officers investigate the scene of an accident on Hawleyville Rd, Newtown, Conn. Katlyn Scott, 5, of Uniondale, N.Y., plays at the Eisenhower State Park spray scape on the first day of summer. Benjamin Goldman, 92, of Great Neck, N.Y., recovers at North Shore University Hospital after <br/>falling through the GAP at the Great Neck LIRR station. His wife Dorothy, 90, holds his hand. Irish Postal Service workers carry their co-worker, the post mistress, during a funeral in Strokestown, Ireland. Fireworks light up the sky on the 4th of July behind the Danbury Fair Mall carnival in Danbury, Conn. and students at the state <br/>Fire Training Academy in North Bend, Wash., approach a fully engulfed tank of propane during a figher training exercise.