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Article: War on terrorism: Memorial - Hymns and red roses at the Yankee Stadium as New York honours heroes
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 24, 2001
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FIRST THE "Battle Hymn of the Republic", then "The Star Spangled
Banner", then a chant of "USA! ... USA!" For the thousands who
gathered at New York's Yankee Stadium yesterday for a memorial
service to the victims of the terrorist attacks, the mood was one of
defiance.
Called "A Prayer for America", the event was the latest, biggest
and most symbolic of the services held since the atrocities. Except
this one had a palpable feeling of being not only for those who had
already died, but for the dead of the war to come. The mood was
martial, the readings and speeches full of references to how the
events had united America and how the country was ready to fight back
and protect itself.
The ...