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Families Observe 9/11 Anniversary Through Quilts
Aired March 11, 2002 - 14:39 ET
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BILL HEMMER, CNN ANCHOR: Want to go to Wisconsin now, from Massachusetts. Some families there observing this day in a distinctly Midwestern manner. Jeff Flock in Oshkosh, to learn about the Quilts for America project. Sounds great. Jeff, good afternoon again.
JEFF FLOCK, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good afternoon to you, Bill. It's a great spirit here in Oshkosh, and it's sort of a giant quilting bee. I don't know, it's something we'll have to see more closely, perhaps some of these messages. You can come, make a message and they will sew it into a quilt. "America needs to stick together." "God bless the U.S.A." "Standing tall." "Life springs eternal," says this message. Another beautiful little scene that somebody has made.
All of these messages being sewn by these people as we speak. And I hear you just learned how to sew quilts.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: About half an hour ago I started learning. And...
FLOCK: Now you're a master stitcher.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Not quite, but getting there.
FLOCK: What does this mean to you, to participate?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It means a lot to me, to be able to give something back to people that lost family members and friends and loved ones in such a tragedy.
FLOCK: We appreciate that. I've got a guy over here I want to talk to. He is the provost of the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh. I understand you came up with some of the money to make this happen, and opened your school up to the program.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, the school was already open to the program. And in terms of money, it was really a team effort for all of us, to want to help any way we could. It was obviously a tremendous effort on our part. But it was just a little thing.
FLOCK: A lot of little things going on.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A lot of little things. A lot of great people in the Oshkosh community, that helped us quite a bit. FLOCK: Good deal. I want to talk to some of those folks. I appreciate the time. Let's see what some people are writing, Bill, kind of gives you a sense. Going to look over this guy's shoulder. here. How are you?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good.
FLOCK: We're live on CNN here. What is your message?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I don't know what I'm saying. I'm just composing it right now. But if you can get it on tape, I just, you know, hoping that -- you know, telling the families that...
FLOCK: I feel for your losses?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: And the future is in the hands of our American soldiers in Afghanistan right now.
FLOCK: Good. Good, I appreciate it. I'm going to let you finish that that up. Bill, I don't know if you're able to see here. Maybe this young lady will let me take a look and see what you're writing there. What do you have?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: "Keeping you in our hearts forever, never to forget."
FLOCK: Why are you participating?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Because my sorority loves America and we're here to help in any way we can.
FLOCK: I have people kind of walking up here and writing as they go. This gentleman here is listening to something. Maybe he's listening to me, too. I don't know if you are.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I am listening.
FLOCK: And six months later, what's going through your mind?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Just a lot of -- still, I'm kind of surprised with what happened. I actually saw the special yesterday on 9/11. It was kind of...
FLOCK: It was pretty powerful.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah, like to see the inside of it from a whole other perspective. And just want to let them know that I love this country. It's one of best countries ever, and I support our soldiers there. And I feel for everyone's losses. So...
FLOCK: I appreciate the sentiment, sir. Thanks very much. That is the latest from the campus of the University of Wisconsin here at Oshkosh. Just a little slice of what's going on out in this country today. Bill, back to you.
HEMMER: Very nice, Jeff. Thank you much. Jeff Flock, there in Oshkosh. Really nice messages today. Jeff, thank you.
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