The shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/us/orlando-nightclub-shooting/ that resulted in 49 victims dead, 53 injured, and the perpetrator killed, is described as a hate crime and terrorism, or both. It was aimed at the LGBTQ community, and carried out by an American born man who was reportedly radicalized on the Internet. His parents have a apologized. Much of the country has rallied to indicate some kind of support. I did not find out about vigils in Lubbock until after they were over with, when I heard about them on the late Lubbock news.
Our leaders reacted variously. http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/12/politics/orlando-shooting-obama-political-reaction/ Hate and racism just feeds the kind of behavior that was exhibited by the perpetrator today. The more we accept hate and racism, the more we damage our country. We are better than that!
Showing posts with label terrorism. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Syrian Refugees
This is what I posted on Facebook last night...
This is not a yes or no situation. It has to be dealt with on a case by case basis, which I believe our country is doing right now. I do not want a terrorist next door, but let's face it, they are there. There was a kidnapping of a Texas Tech student last night. The perp was not a political terrorist, but a terrorist never the less. We cannot make people suffer because of fear of someone they are not. I am not a practicing Catholic, but I am still ashamed of the way the Catholic Church behaved during World War II. Gov. Abbott declared today Texas would not take in Syrian refugees, and Catholic Charities of Dallas basically said they will not help Syrian immigrants in deference to his policies.
I wonder what Christ would do? I think he would take people very much on face value, and offer solace to the refugees. I think our country should help the refugees monetarily in other parts of the world, while continuing to vet Syrian immigrants who apply for refuge in the United States. I am not naive, but Christ said to love one another. He did not say love one another but only if your politics agree. I do not want us to let in terrorists, but people born in this country are being radicalized, so the ideas are not being kept out. I think it takes true Christian love to open our lives to the misery the Syrian refugees are experiencing.
Friday, June 19, 2015
I Choose Peace June 19, 2015
This is what I posted on my Facebook tonight. This is from the speech that Martin Luther King, Jr. gave after the murder of 4 black girls at a church in Birmingham, Alabama, September 15, 1963 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Street_Baptist_Church_bombing.
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I am moved to tears to see the faith and hope of the members of Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, the families of the victims, and the people of this country who have joined in prayer and support. I have no new words to share, but share I must. It is my hope that by adding my voice, I am counted as one who has the courage to say love, and hope and faith shall be our way, and we will conquer hate. I choose peace.
And, this is what President Obama quoted in his speech http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/18/full-text-obamas-remarks-on-fatal-shooting-in-charleston-s-c/ about the shooting in Charleston, SC.
Dr. King's words are timeless. It is so sad we have to revert back to them, so many times.
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I am moved to tears to see the faith and hope of the members of Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, the families of the victims, and the people of this country who have joined in prayer and support. I have no new words to share, but share I must. It is my hope that by adding my voice, I am counted as one who has the courage to say love, and hope and faith shall be our way, and we will conquer hate. I choose peace.
And, this is what President Obama quoted in his speech http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/18/full-text-obamas-remarks-on-fatal-shooting-in-charleston-s-c/ about the shooting in Charleston, SC.
Dr. King's words are timeless. It is so sad we have to revert back to them, so many times.
Monday, April 20, 2015
The Boston Marathon Bombers
It has been 2 years since the bombing at the Boston Marathon http://www.baa.
The safety plan for a safe event has been enhanced. The lone surviving perpetrator, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, will be sentenced soon. The victims have been supported. And the community support has been great!
It is my hope that we will treat April 20, 2015 with respect and dignity. While I am against the death penalty, I have thought hard about this. I do not want the perpetrator sentenced to death. I believe the death penalty will make him a martyr for his cause.
Life without parole will be a living hell for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. I do not wish him a living hell. But I do not wish him martyr status.
The safety plan for a safe event has been enhanced. The lone surviving perpetrator, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, will be sentenced soon. The victims have been supported. And the community support has been great!
It is my hope that we will treat April 20, 2015 with respect and dignity. While I am against the death penalty, I have thought hard about this. I do not want the perpetrator sentenced to death. I believe the death penalty will make him a martyr for his cause.
Life without parole will be a living hell for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. I do not wish him a living hell. But I do not wish him martyr status.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Boston Marathon Bomber
I would not have qualified for the jury at the trial of the Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. I do not know how objective I would have been about his innocence or guilt, although his defense team admitted he was involved in the bombing. Of course, the defense is insisting that Dzhokhar's older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev is to blame for corrupting his younger brother, which they claim is a mitigating circumstance.
I have not heard all of the evidence, nor all of the testimony in the trial. I will tell you, though, that I would not find in favor of the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, if he were found guilty. Well, of course not. I am never in favor of the death penalty, no matter how heinous the crime. I just do not believe that a panel of 12 jurors have that power any more than one person has the power to determine that someone else should die, due process or not. And, two wrongs do not make a right. And certainly, I do not believe that two brothers have the right to kill or maim many innocent people, but with all of that said, I cannot take it upon myself to say that those persons should die at the hand of other persons. I do believe that they should die when God deems they should die.
But there is a more serious consideration regarding the imposition of the death penalty on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. And, I am surprised that this has not been discussed in public, in the media. If Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is condemned to death for his part in the Boston Marathon bombing, he has the potential for becoming a MARTYR, a HERO, for the fanatical Islamic fringe.
I do not believe that all people of the Islamic faith are fanatically violent against the Western World, or non-Islams. Heck, even amongst themselves the people of the Islamic faith cannot unite: The Shi'ite and Sunni Islams are in opposition to each other. So why would we think that either extreme faction could reconcile with Christians or Hebrews. Well, of course, we would not think so, ifwe were reasonable people. Although we know that the moderate, calm, open-minded people of the Islamic faith are able to function in harmony with peoples of other faiths.
A colleague commented, shortly after 9/11/2001, that this part of the world (the Middle East) has been at war amongst itself for 2000 years or more. Why is it we think our (the United States) intervention will change that. It will not.
The change will only occur when the various factions: the Sunni, the Shi'ite, the Palestinians, the Israelis, El-Qaida, the Taliban, ISIS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant and who knows who else, come to some understanding, amongst themselves, and then come to an understanding with the other religions of the world. Although it would be nice to think that the confluence of these peoples would occur sooner than later, the likelihood is that it will not occur, or if it does, it will occur with some key participants missing. I doubt it will occur in my life time.
I have not heard all of the evidence, nor all of the testimony in the trial. I will tell you, though, that I would not find in favor of the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, if he were found guilty. Well, of course not. I am never in favor of the death penalty, no matter how heinous the crime. I just do not believe that a panel of 12 jurors have that power any more than one person has the power to determine that someone else should die, due process or not. And, two wrongs do not make a right. And certainly, I do not believe that two brothers have the right to kill or maim many innocent people, but with all of that said, I cannot take it upon myself to say that those persons should die at the hand of other persons. I do believe that they should die when God deems they should die.
But there is a more serious consideration regarding the imposition of the death penalty on Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. And, I am surprised that this has not been discussed in public, in the media. If Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is condemned to death for his part in the Boston Marathon bombing, he has the potential for becoming a MARTYR, a HERO, for the fanatical Islamic fringe.
I do not believe that all people of the Islamic faith are fanatically violent against the Western World, or non-Islams. Heck, even amongst themselves the people of the Islamic faith cannot unite: The Shi'ite and Sunni Islams are in opposition to each other. So why would we think that either extreme faction could reconcile with Christians or Hebrews. Well, of course, we would not think so, ifwe were reasonable people. Although we know that the moderate, calm, open-minded people of the Islamic faith are able to function in harmony with peoples of other faiths.
A colleague commented, shortly after 9/11/2001, that this part of the world (the Middle East) has been at war amongst itself for 2000 years or more. Why is it we think our (the United States) intervention will change that. It will not.
The change will only occur when the various factions: the Sunni, the Shi'ite, the Palestinians, the Israelis, El-Qaida, the Taliban, ISIS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant and who knows who else, come to some understanding, amongst themselves, and then come to an understanding with the other religions of the world. Although it would be nice to think that the confluence of these peoples would occur sooner than later, the likelihood is that it will not occur, or if it does, it will occur with some key participants missing. I doubt it will occur in my life time.
Friday, April 19, 2013
Consoler in Chief
I suspect that when someone runs for the Presidency of the United States of America, the role of Consoler in Chief is not the role to which they aspire.
Yet, it is an important role that the Commander in Chief takes on. During President Obama's terms in office, he has had to take that role many times. In the last 12 months, alone, he has had to console victims of Superstorm Sandy, the shooting victims at Sandy Hook, the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, and the victims of the fertilizer plant fire and explosion in West, Texas. And these are just a few of the incidents that have resulted in President Obama becoming Consoler in Chief.
Over the years, the various presidents have brought their own style and ability to this role. President Obama certainly is very capable. In my opinion, President Clinton and President Reagan were very well spoken in this role.
Consoler in Chief is not a role that everyone can do comfortably. It takes a certain sense of self to be able to connect with others who are in pain. Consoler in Chief can help the country to heal, to retain its spirit and sense of pride in its country. It seems to be happening with President Obama.
Yet, it is an important role that the Commander in Chief takes on. During President Obama's terms in office, he has had to take that role many times. In the last 12 months, alone, he has had to console victims of Superstorm Sandy, the shooting victims at Sandy Hook, the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, and the victims of the fertilizer plant fire and explosion in West, Texas. And these are just a few of the incidents that have resulted in President Obama becoming Consoler in Chief.
Over the years, the various presidents have brought their own style and ability to this role. President Obama certainly is very capable. In my opinion, President Clinton and President Reagan were very well spoken in this role.
Consoler in Chief is not a role that everyone can do comfortably. It takes a certain sense of self to be able to connect with others who are in pain. Consoler in Chief can help the country to heal, to retain its spirit and sense of pride in its country. It seems to be happening with President Obama.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
My Heart is Heavy
My heart is heavy. I grew up in Western Massachusetts, and only own Boston in a peripheral sort of way, but I own its sports, legend, and history deep in my heart. The Boston Marathon http://www.baa.org/ is an icon in the world of sports. My heart is heavy at the terrorism attack that occurred at the finish line of the race on 4-15-13.
I am not sure what news source to site regarding what happened at the 2013 Boston Marathon, so I will go with The Boston Globe http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/16/some-areas-downtown-boston-reopen-today-boston-marathon-bombing-investigation-continues/qTROe6L0b98qRl9W7dnWiJ/story.html.
I was at work when I Iearned of the bombings. One of the security officers told me about it. As I moved about the building, the staff were able to keep me posted of the latest results. As I finished my patient rounds, I made my way to my office and turned on the radio. When I do office work, I do not usually listen to the radio, but for this, I did. Many of my coworkers, Monday and Tuesday, recalling my Massachusetts roots, expressed condolences, and asked about my family. I think they really "got it" that the bombing was to be mourned, for its heinousness.
Monday, I went home after work, and after tending to chores, spent an evening watching the news. I was horrified, sickened, mortified, and hopeful.
The hopeful part of me was because of the stories of people who helped, runners who went to donate blood, restaurants that fed people for free, the many people who offered to help, to open their homes to people who were stranded.
Boston is a sports town. Monday was Patriot's Day, and part of the traditional celebration, in addition to the Boston Marathon, is the Red Sox home game at Fenway Park, early in the day. So, it was finished by the time the bombs went off. The Red Sox were on the bus on the way to the airport before things shut down. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130416&content_id=44976856&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos. At their Tuesday game, they recognized the tragedy.
The Boston Bruins http://bruins.nhl.com/ Monday night home game was postponed, the Celtics http://www.nba.com/celtics/?SR=SearchNBA_GXUS__NBA.com_Boston_Celtics home game on Tuesday was postponed http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2013/04/15/security-at-sports-venues-after-boston-blast/2085755/
Tuesday, many baseball teams offered a solidarity tribute to Boston by playing "Sweet Caroline" the Fenway Park "anthem." This includes the New York Yankees ttp://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=26326395&topic_id=8878548&c_id=nyy. Neil Diamond responded with acknowledgements: https://twitter.com/NeilDiamond.
Tuesday, there was a vigil on the Boston Common. Three people were killed, hundreds were injured. They were recognized at the vigil.
So, I have focused on the sports aspect of this tragedy. It is a defense. And because the tragedy occurred at a sports event, and little else was known.
April 15th is celebrated as Patriot's Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots'_Day. There are some thoughts that the bombings were making a statement about Patriot's Day. But, as far as I have heard tonight, no one has come forward to claim this.
I cannot imagine the devastation and destruction caused by these bombings. President Obama addressed this and the resources devoted to try to find the answers about these bombings http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57579706/obama-on-boston-bombings-we-will-find-out-who-did-this/
The devastation and destruction is the kind that occurs at war. Is the United States at war? We have troops throughout the world, and many are engaged in combat of some sort. But no warring faction has claimed responsibility for these bombings.
I do not know what to think about the perpetrators of this attack. I have to wonder why, and what statement they wanted to make. I have to wonder if they were trying to save someone, including themselves. But, it seems, more likely, they were protesting something, but have not enunciated their cause.
What human tragedy this is. It is senseless and useless. What ever it was intended to do, it unified and solidified the community spirit of Boston.
I am not sure what news source to site regarding what happened at the 2013 Boston Marathon, so I will go with The Boston Globe http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/04/16/some-areas-downtown-boston-reopen-today-boston-marathon-bombing-investigation-continues/qTROe6L0b98qRl9W7dnWiJ/story.html.
I was at work when I Iearned of the bombings. One of the security officers told me about it. As I moved about the building, the staff were able to keep me posted of the latest results. As I finished my patient rounds, I made my way to my office and turned on the radio. When I do office work, I do not usually listen to the radio, but for this, I did. Many of my coworkers, Monday and Tuesday, recalling my Massachusetts roots, expressed condolences, and asked about my family. I think they really "got it" that the bombing was to be mourned, for its heinousness.
Monday, I went home after work, and after tending to chores, spent an evening watching the news. I was horrified, sickened, mortified, and hopeful.
The hopeful part of me was because of the stories of people who helped, runners who went to donate blood, restaurants that fed people for free, the many people who offered to help, to open their homes to people who were stranded.
Boston is a sports town. Monday was Patriot's Day, and part of the traditional celebration, in addition to the Boston Marathon, is the Red Sox home game at Fenway Park, early in the day. So, it was finished by the time the bombs went off. The Red Sox were on the bus on the way to the airport before things shut down. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130416&content_id=44976856&vkey=news_bos&c_id=bos. At their Tuesday game, they recognized the tragedy.
The Boston Bruins http://bruins.nhl.com/ Monday night home game was postponed, the Celtics http://www.nba.com/celtics/?SR=SearchNBA_GXUS__NBA.com_Boston_Celtics home game on Tuesday was postponed http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2013/04/15/security-at-sports-venues-after-boston-blast/2085755/
Tuesday, many baseball teams offered a solidarity tribute to Boston by playing "Sweet Caroline" the Fenway Park "anthem." This includes the New York Yankees ttp://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=26326395&topic_id=8878548&c_id=nyy. Neil Diamond responded with acknowledgements: https://twitter.com/NeilDiamond.
Tuesday, there was a vigil on the Boston Common. Three people were killed, hundreds were injured. They were recognized at the vigil.
So, I have focused on the sports aspect of this tragedy. It is a defense. And because the tragedy occurred at a sports event, and little else was known.
April 15th is celebrated as Patriot's Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriots'_Day. There are some thoughts that the bombings were making a statement about Patriot's Day. But, as far as I have heard tonight, no one has come forward to claim this.
I cannot imagine the devastation and destruction caused by these bombings. President Obama addressed this and the resources devoted to try to find the answers about these bombings http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57579706/obama-on-boston-bombings-we-will-find-out-who-did-this/
The devastation and destruction is the kind that occurs at war. Is the United States at war? We have troops throughout the world, and many are engaged in combat of some sort. But no warring faction has claimed responsibility for these bombings.
I do not know what to think about the perpetrators of this attack. I have to wonder why, and what statement they wanted to make. I have to wonder if they were trying to save someone, including themselves. But, it seems, more likely, they were protesting something, but have not enunciated their cause.
What human tragedy this is. It is senseless and useless. What ever it was intended to do, it unified and solidified the community spirit of Boston.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Democracy Is Not Chaos
I saw the movie Lincoln http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443272/ today. I rarely go to movies, but I had heard so much about this one, I knew I needed to view it. I have been a Lincoln fan since before I can remember. Sometime, in the early 1980s I read Gore Vidal's Lincoln http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8716.Lincoln. That book really impacted me. It ensconced me as a Lincoln fan, but I already was a Lincoln fan.
There were so many emotions that the movie evoked within me today. The sorrow of the loss of life and limb, Union and Rebel soldiers. The impact on Lincoln's family. The fear and sadness that the Union was at risk. This was so predominate: Lincoln could not negotiate with the confederate states, because they were not a separate nation.
But, when Lincoln talked about the fact that Democracy is not Chaos, I had so many flashes of thought: The first was the national response to the 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks on our country. We were in confusion, we had to endure some very strict and stringent changes on our otherwise accepted freedoms. But we did not crumble, we did not fail, we did not fall, we did not disintegrate as a nation. I think our enemies did not understand that their assault would actually unite and coalesce us as a nation. Although some things were chaotic, we were not in chaos.
From 9-11, as we abbreviate the tragedy, so much has occurred, good and bad. I do not agree with the government's presumption that it can invade my privacy in the name of national security.
But, from 9-11, we have added respect and homage to the recognition of first responders: Firefighters, EMTs and police. Since 9-11, we have added respect to the men and women who serve our country. Before 9-11, we would not have publicly thanked military personnel for their efforts on behalf of our country. Now, we do that publicly and frequently. Individually as well as ceremonially.
Since the 1960s, because of the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War movement, the police in this country were really considered as "pigs" and "the enemy." 9-11 changed that. Now our officials are seen and honored as heroes. As it should be.
Democracy is not chaos: The assassination of John F. Kennedy is a perfect example of that. Surely, we were confused. But the orderly succession of Lyndon B. Johnson http://americanhistory.about.com/od/lyndonbjohnson/p/plbjohnson.htm as president quelled the fears of chaos.
Nixon's resignation could have lead to chaos. But the appointment of Gerald Ford http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/geraldford also quelled the fears of chaos.
Since then, whomever has been president has reigned supreme. Even during the Bush vs. Gore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore presidential election of 2000, and the confusion afterwards about the popular vote vs. the electoral vote, there was no chaos.
And, of course, since 9-11-2001, there has been no chaos due to financial undoing, although our country has had some financial crises.
This is not to say that there have not been riots and chaos in our country: of course there have been. Riots due to problems on Wall Street, unemployment,and poverty http://libcom.org/history/1930-1939-unemployed-workers-movement.
Riots due to civil rights movements: http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/timelines/a/timelinelate60s.htm.
Riots protesting the Vietnam War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_Vietnam_War
But there has never been overwhelming governmental chaos.
So, all of this is to say that Democracy is Not Chaos.
There were so many emotions that the movie evoked within me today. The sorrow of the loss of life and limb, Union and Rebel soldiers. The impact on Lincoln's family. The fear and sadness that the Union was at risk. This was so predominate: Lincoln could not negotiate with the confederate states, because they were not a separate nation.
But, when Lincoln talked about the fact that Democracy is not Chaos, I had so many flashes of thought: The first was the national response to the 9-11-2001 terrorist attacks on our country. We were in confusion, we had to endure some very strict and stringent changes on our otherwise accepted freedoms. But we did not crumble, we did not fail, we did not fall, we did not disintegrate as a nation. I think our enemies did not understand that their assault would actually unite and coalesce us as a nation. Although some things were chaotic, we were not in chaos.
From 9-11, as we abbreviate the tragedy, so much has occurred, good and bad. I do not agree with the government's presumption that it can invade my privacy in the name of national security.
But, from 9-11, we have added respect and homage to the recognition of first responders: Firefighters, EMTs and police. Since 9-11, we have added respect to the men and women who serve our country. Before 9-11, we would not have publicly thanked military personnel for their efforts on behalf of our country. Now, we do that publicly and frequently. Individually as well as ceremonially.
Since the 1960s, because of the civil rights movement and the anti-Vietnam War movement, the police in this country were really considered as "pigs" and "the enemy." 9-11 changed that. Now our officials are seen and honored as heroes. As it should be.
Democracy is not chaos: The assassination of John F. Kennedy is a perfect example of that. Surely, we were confused. But the orderly succession of Lyndon B. Johnson http://americanhistory.about.com/od/lyndonbjohnson/p/plbjohnson.htm as president quelled the fears of chaos.
Nixon's resignation could have lead to chaos. But the appointment of Gerald Ford http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/geraldford also quelled the fears of chaos.
Since then, whomever has been president has reigned supreme. Even during the Bush vs. Gore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_v._Gore presidential election of 2000, and the confusion afterwards about the popular vote vs. the electoral vote, there was no chaos.
And, of course, since 9-11-2001, there has been no chaos due to financial undoing, although our country has had some financial crises.
This is not to say that there have not been riots and chaos in our country: of course there have been. Riots due to problems on Wall Street, unemployment,and poverty http://libcom.org/history/1930-1939-unemployed-workers-movement.
Riots due to civil rights movements: http://afroamhistory.about.com/od/timelines/a/timelinelate60s.htm.
Riots protesting the Vietnam War: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_Vietnam_War
But there has never been overwhelming governmental chaos.
So, all of this is to say that Democracy is Not Chaos.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
9-11 Remembered
There were multiple remembrance ceremonies in Lubbock today, marking the tenth anniversary of the attacks on the United States on 9-11-2001. There was a military ceremony at a local park on 9-10-11. One of the local non-denominational churches in town had a remembrance service at the Civic Center.
I attended a ceremony sponsored by the Interfaith Council: It was on the lawn at the county courthouse. Prayers and speakers represented the Christian, Hindu, Islam and Jewish faiths: these are the faiths of the victims. The Roman Catholic Bishop spoke in English and Spanish. We sang "America" and "God Bless America."
Afterwards, I went to the American Tribute, every year sponsored by the American State Bank: Every year, at a local park observable from the very busy South Loop, American flags are erected in the park, and at night, they are illuminated. This year, the display occurs from September 8 to 13, 2011. There were many many families with children at this display when I went today.
Did your community do anything to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the attack on the United States of America on 9-11-2001?
I attended a ceremony sponsored by the Interfaith Council: It was on the lawn at the county courthouse. Prayers and speakers represented the Christian, Hindu, Islam and Jewish faiths: these are the faiths of the victims. The Roman Catholic Bishop spoke in English and Spanish. We sang "America" and "God Bless America."
Afterwards, I went to the American Tribute, every year sponsored by the American State Bank: Every year, at a local park observable from the very busy South Loop, American flags are erected in the park, and at night, they are illuminated. This year, the display occurs from September 8 to 13, 2011. There were many many families with children at this display when I went today.
Did your community do anything to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the attack on the United States of America on 9-11-2001?
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