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From YouTube: Cupertino Cares Memorial Ceremony: A Community Gathering of Remembrance (October 2001)
Description
Exactly one month following the 9/11 attacks, Cupertino residents gather in Memorial Park for a special ceremony honoring those who gave their lives, and honoring those who put their lives at risk each day to keep us safe. Mayor Sandra James leads a 20-minute memorial service that also includes special recognition of the contributions and sacrifices of our local public safety personnel. Recorded October 11, 2001.
This video is one in a series of programs presented as part of the Cupertino City Channel's digital video archive project.
A
A
We
come
here
today
to
honor
those
people
who
gave
their
lives
in
their
mission
of
safety
and
to
honor
those
people
who,
every
day
of
our
life
in
their
lives,
put
their
life
at
risk
to
keep
us
safe,
as
the
community
I
have
had.
Many
many
people
call
me
email
me
stop
me
on
the
street
and
ask
what
can
we
do
because
everyone
feels
very
helpless
and
a
month
ago
our
lives
all
changed.
A
A
B
A
Hate
us
just
because
we
are
Americans
just
because
we
are
free
just
because
of
who
we
are,
and
it
is
a
loss
of
innocence.
We
have
a
very
safe
community
here
in
Cupertino.
We
just
had
our
community
Congress
for
the
fifth
year
and
an
issue
that
never
comes
up
is
public
safety
because
of
many
of
the
people
you
see
here
today,
because
we
have
a
fine,
Sheriff's,
Department
and
firefighters
department
that
keeps
us
very,
very
safe
and
is
on
alert
and
available
to
every
citizen
in
this
community.
A
At
every
hour
of
the
day,
they
have
come
together
to
honor
their
comrades,
the
comrades
who
have
fallen
and
their
comrades,
who
are
still
with
us
and
are
grieving,
and
we
join
them
as
a
community
to
acknowledge
our
loss
to
acknowledge
that
we
are
different
now
and
to
also
acknowledge
that
it
is
not
the
accolades
in
life
that
define
character,
but
rather
the
challenges
and
we
are
challenged.
As
a
nation.
We
are
challenged
as
a
community
as
individuals
what
we
will
meet
that
challenge
and
that
really
defines
who
we
are
as
human
beings.
A
A
A
Our
Santa
Clara
County
firefighters,
in
partnership
with
Saratoga's
firefighters,
have
started
raising
money,
their
goal
being
a
quarter
of
a
million
dollars.
The
money
will
go
from
our
firefighters
to
the
firefighters
in
New
York
directly,
a
hundred
percent
of
the
money.
There
are
no
administrative
over
costs.
They
will
go
directly
to
the
families
allocated
by
the
people
who
are
on
the
frontlines
who
understand
the
needs.
The
firefighters
helped
organize
this.
Today
they
are
doing
the
cooking
in
partnership
with
the
city
of
Cupertino.
A
A
A
After
we
have
our
pledge,
and
then
we
have
Alameda
County
sheriff's
deputy
Ryan
McConnell,
who,
on
his
bagpipes,
will
play
Amazing
Grace
after
that
will
have
a
21
gun,
salute
an
honor
detail
rifle
squad
under
the
direction
of
Sergeant
Babcock
with
our
bugler
deputy
Buckley,
and
after
that
the
firefighters
will
be
doing
a
poem
and
I'll.
Tell
you
about
that
later.
So
please
join
me
in
the
salute
to
the
flag,
I
pledge
allegiance.
C
We
come
from
various
religious
backgrounds
and
today
we
want
to
pray
a
prayer,
so
I
invite
you
to
pray
to
your
higher
source
of
power
today
and
remembering
what
has
happened
and
then
looking
forward.
Let
us
pray
together,
Lord
God
for
those
lives
that
were
so
innocently
taken
from
us
in
the
ugly
act
of
terrorism.
We
pray
today.
C
C
D
B
On
behalf
of
the
fire
department
of
Santa
Clara
County
and
the
Sheriff's
Department
of
Santa
Clara,
County
I'd
like
to
thank
you
all
for
coming
to
this
for
support
to
this
memorial
service
today,
as
we
honor
our
brothers
and
sisters
of
fire
fighting
EMS
and
law
enforcement
from
New
York
who
lost
their
lives
in
this
terrible
tragedy
on
September
11th.
We
also
remember
today,
all
the
victims
of
that
tragedy.
On
the
day,
I'd
like
to
read
the
firefighters
poem,
the
last
alarm
three
bells
signify
the
return
of
fire
apparatus
2/4.
B
D
B
Do
not
stand
by
my
grave
and
weep.
I
am
NOT
THERE
I
do
not
sleep.
I
am
A.
Thousand
winds
that
blow
I
am
a
diamond
glint
on
snow
I
am
the
sunlight
on
ripened
grain
I?
Am
the
gentle
I?
Am
that
trout
filled
stream?
I?
Am
your
favorite
dream
when
you
awake
in
the
morning
hush
I?
Am
the
Swift
uplifting
rush
of
quiet
birds
encircling
flight
I?
Am
the
soft
star
shine
at
night?
Do
not
stand
by
my
grave
and
cry.
I
am
not
there.
I
did
not.
D
A
D
A
A
A
You
want
to
crawl
in
your
own
little
place
and
stay
and
not
come
out
and
then
there's
rounding
the
corner
I'm
coming
around
to
the
other
side,
when
you
realize
life
must
go
on.
But
what
did
you
learn
from
the
horrible
experience
you
just
worked
through
and
we
as
a
nation
as
a
community
as
individuals?
That's
what
we
have
to
decide.
A
Surely
we
should
never
forget,
as
the
survivors
of
the
Holocaust
tell
us,
we
can
never
forget
the
horror
of
that
experience.
Nor
should
we
do
we
need
to
get
on
with
our
life.
Yes,
we
do
do
we
need
to
get
on
with
our
lives
after
September
11th
2001.
Yes,
we
do.
Should
we
ever
forget?
No,
we
must
never
forget
what
we
have
learned.
It
has
changed
us,
but
I
truly
do
believe
it's
the
way
you
come
out
of
these
kinds
of
experiences
that
define
who
you
are.
We
stand
together
as
a
community.
A
We
finally
feel
free
to
express
to
them
how
we
feel
about
them,
and
it
is
a
glorious
thing
to
see
the
new
national
pride
throughout
our
country,
flags
that
people
didn't
fly
before
this
group
of
people
who
brought
this
wonderful
flag
with
them.
Today
already
we
see
some
of
the
resurgence
of
a
community
talking
to
each
other,
caring
about
each
other,
the
freedom
to
hug
someone
and
not
feel
awkward
about
it.
I
do
that
all
the
time,
but
now
I'm
noticing
everybody
else.
Does
it
too?
A
So
there
already
are
some
wonderful
things
that
have
come
out
of
this
horror
and
they
will
continue
to
grow
and
we
will
continue
to
grow
together.
We
wanted
to
come
together
today
so
that
we
could
acknowledge
what
happened
that
we
could
grieve
a
little
bit
together.
We
could
get
to
know
each
other
better.
A
Please
stay
for
a
while
come
and
chat
and
talk
with
the
people
that
are
here
get
to
know
the
people
in
your
community
don't
be
strangers
to
each
other
and
the
one
thing
I
learned
a
long
time
ago
that
I
preach
constantly
those
of
you
that
know
me
are
tired
of
hearing
this.
Tell
the
people,
you
love
them.
You
love
them
today,
don't
wait
for
tomorrow.