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To: Miss Marple
The first time I broke into tears was waking early and seeing the service at St. Paul's. When they started singing "The Star Spangled Banner," and the QUEEN was singing it, I totally lost it.

Me too. And when you consider the words to the song..."and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof to the night, that our flag was still there"....to have her sing those words (and I didn't see her reading any cheat sheets either!) was a sight to behold.

18 posted on 09/17/2001 11:20:15 AM PDT by Samizdat
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To: Samizdat
Yesterday PM in Vancouver the Canucks had an inter-squad game at GM Place.

13,000 fans attended, the usual wild mixture of ethnicities that one finds in big Canadian cities.

Prior to the game,a minute of silence was observed and the "Star-Spangled Banner" was sung.

Thousands of Canadians with emotion-choked voices, struggled through your proud national Song.

While the singing was unsteady, there was not a sour or false note in the respect people paid to America and her heroic people.

Over $130,000 was raised by the Red Cross for aid to NYC.

People in Canada are not stupid; we know which side we're on.

God Bless America!

Still a proud Canadian.

22 posted on 09/17/2001 11:45:09 AM PDT by headsonpikes
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To: Samizdat
gave proof to the night


58 posted on 09/17/2001 8:42:56 PM PDT by Nick Danger
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