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ANTIQUES.(American flag unifying symbol)(Brief Article)
I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-Second Street Uncertain and afraid As the clever hopes expire Of a low dishonest decade: Waves of anger and fear Circulate over the bright And darkened lands of the earth, Obsessing our private lives; The unmentionable odour of death Offends the September night.
W. H. Auden, "September 1,1939"
In Memoriam
September 11, 2001
The catastrophe that turned lower Manhattan into a hellish inferno on the morning of September 11 involved the largest violent taking of life on American soil on any day since September 17, 1862, when nearly twenty-three thousand Union and Confederate soldiers fell on the banks of Antietam Creek in Maryland.
New York City has never suffered a more shocking act of God or man. This monstrous dose of reality has delivered the city, the nation, and indeed, civilization, into a world we may never fully understand. In the space of several hours on that gorgeous Tuesday morning we left behind rituals of normalcy and the assurance of reliability and entered a world of fear and grief.
American freedom of motion--one of our prides--has taken a hit. We shall ...
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- Press release article from: Business Wire October 18, 2001 700+ words
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...started, right on the front lines. As a New York City firefighter, he rushed to the World Trade...rare. A Gulf War veteran, a decorated New York City firefighter who helped raise an American flag at ground zero. And when the time came...
- Immigrant Janitors to Construct American Flag Quilt; Blue Will Come From Their...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 6, 2002 700+ words
...quilt resembling the American flag to Boston janitors who...are creating a giant American Flag quilt from quilt blocks...stops in Newark, New York City, White Plains, NY...Plains, NY 12 noon New York City 3:30 p.m. City...
- ADVISORY/American Flag From Ground Zero to Be Recognized in the Heartland.
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 3, 2002 700+ words
...Hagstrom and the Miraculous World Trade Center Flag. The American flag was recovered from the wreckage at Ground Zero following the...and Children's Benefit Fund. The flag will return to New York City and be placed in a World Trade Center memorial museum. WHY...
- New York City firefighters ready to defy order _ with 10,000 US flags.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire January 10, 2007 700+ words
...Worldstream) Byline: VERENA DOBNIK Ten thousand American flag decals are being distributed to New York City firefighters so they can stick them on...yellow ribbons supporting the troops or American flag decals on their locker. The union will...
- AT&T Broadband Unveils Freedom Flag in Salt Lake City During the 2002 Olympic...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 4, 2002 700+ words
...the AT&T Broadband Freedom Flag, a 42 by 22 foot American flag. "At a time when the nation is joined in a spirit of freedom...and colleagues from his department continue to travel to New York City to help at the site, while remaining fire fighters work double...
Source: HighBeam Research, ANTIQUES.(American flag unifying symbol)(Brief Article)