- Title: IRAQ: 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION REMEMBERS 9/11
- Date: 12th September 2003
- Summary: (U2) TIKRIT, IRAQ (SEPTEMBER 11, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. SLV SOLDIERS STANDING WATCHING AS CEREMONY STARTS 0.07 2. SOUNDBITE (English) SERGEANT MAJOR JIM CARAWAY SAYING: "I will always remember my very emotional feelings of patriotism and love of my country, I saw Americans come together and that was a good thing." 0.22 3. WIDE OF CEREMONY WHILE PRAYERS ARE BEING READ 0.35 4. SOUNDBITE (English) MAJOR GENERAL RAYMOND T OIERNO SAYING "We must remember why we are here today, why we are standing on the steps of a palace in Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit, why are we here. We're here to liberate a country from a brutal dictator who does not allow his people to have those freedoms, we're here to build a bright and better future for Iraq, one where its children can grow, one where they can be free, one where they can choose their own path, one where they can choose what they want to do in the future." 1.20 5. WIDE OF CEREMONY AS PRAYERS AND A MOMENT OF SILENCE IS CALLED; SOLDIERS STANDING IN SILENCE; SOLDIERS AT CEREMONY AS MOMENT OF SILENCE ENDS AND DIVISION SONG IS SUNG (4 SHOTS) 2.27 6. SLV SOLDIERS LEAVING CEREMONY TO ARMY SONG 2.46 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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- Location: TIKRIT, IRAQ
- Country: Iraq
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- Story Text: The 4th Infantry Division remember 9/11 in Iraq
In Saddam Hussein's home town of Tikrit in northern
Iraq, the American 4th Infantry division gathered on the
steps of one of the former dictator's palaces to remember
the victims of 9/11.
Soldiers stood listening to the ceremony's opening
remarks from Sergeant Major Jim Caraway who spoke of his
memories of September 11, 2001 and its aftermath.
"I will always remember my very emotional feelings of
patriotism and love of my country, I saw Americans come
together and that was a good thing." he said.
Readings from the bible were read and then the 4th
Infantry Division's Commanding General, Major General
Raymond T Oierno spoke of why, two years after the tragedy
so many Americans found themselves commemorating the
anniversary in Iraq.
"We must remember why we are here today, why we are
standing on the steps of a palace in Saddam Hussein's home
town of Tikrit, why are we here. We're here to liberate a
country from a brutal dictator who does not allow his
people to have those freedoms, we're here to build a bright
and better future for Iraq, one where its children can
grow, one where they can be free, one where they can choose
their own path, one where they can choose what they want to
do in the future." he said.
Prayers were read and a moment of silence called in
memory of those who died two years ago. The ceremony ended
with the Division's song followed by the U.S army song
played as the soldiers left the ceremony to return to their
duties.
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