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Texas A&M created a local symbol of solidarity
with "Red, White and Blue Out” at Kyle Field in
2001. Re-created through memorabilia such as post
ers and T-shirts, the event has become part of region
al remembrances.
With three years passing, that meaning still re
mains at Texas A&M. Richard Robbins, manager
of Aggieland Outfitters, says that patriotic-themed
school items are still popular.
“We consistently sell out of the ‘Red, White and
Blue Out’ shirt which has a picture of the stadium
on the back,” he said. “People were proud of that
Aggie moment and the ties between the school and
the nation.”
Patriot Day was added to America’s calendar last
year as a day to recall the tragedy of the terrorist at
tacks on Sept. 11. While the date did not need to be
official for remembrance, the proclamation signified
a need to “affirm the vows made in the earliest hours
of our grief and anger.”
Doug Menarchik, director of the George Bush
Presidential Library and Museum, ties the patriotic
colors to the Sept. 1 1 tragedy.
“We saw firsthand a foreign entity direct a very
personal attack at the people of our nation, and it en
raged Americans,” he said.
Menarchik points to this anger as
“the cause for Americans to rally
around the flag.”
In 2002 the Bush Library displayed
an American flag that survived the
World Trade Center. This year the
Library is housing a section of a steel
structural beam from the World Trade
Center, which will become part of an
exhibit named “Commemorating Sep
tember 11th.”
The girder was donated by the Texas
Engineering Extension Service’s urban
search and rescue team, Texas Task
Force 1. With a backdrop of photo
graphs from Sept. 11, the girder will go
on display Saturday.
The exhibits in the library are a
constant local reminder of Sept. 11.
Brian Blake of the Bush Library said
the Bush Library Center tends to be a center of pa
triotism celebration.
“The displays of the flag and girder make the events
more powerful and invoke more meaning,” he said.
Jessica Lock, a senior journalism major, said that
as time has passed, this feeling of patriotism has be
come part of most students’ lives.
“For me, patriotism isn’t always about wearing
flags or putting a bumper stickers on your car, it is
something inside you,” she said. “Most people take
our freedoms for granted until something like (Sept.
11) threatens them.”
Courtney Flatt, a junior journalism major, agreed
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“Around this time, you see a lot more patriotism
because of Patriot Day,” she said. “Because of the
presidential elections, patriotism will be more of a
focal point this year.”
Part of the proclamation for Patriot Day remains an
issue today. The bill reads: “As liberty’s home and
defender, America will not tire, will not falter, and
will not fail in Fighting for the safety
and security of the American people
and a world free from terrorism. We
will continue to bring our enemies to
justice or bring justice to them.”
Nolan Flowers, a former 82nd Air
borne infantryman, said that current
military actions may be affecting Amer
ican patriotism.
“To a lot of Americans, patriotism
would be greater today if the events of
Iraq were behind us, but this should not
be the case. Patriotism should be pres
ent at all times.”
Flowers, an A&M network analyst,
said he is concerned about the influ
ences of the war in Iraq.
“The media keeps a tally of the failures
in Iraq, and this takes away from the ac
complishments of the mission,” he said.
Flowers said he worries that “patrio
tism doesn’t have the same durability that it used to
have.” He said that with an increased need for im
mediate results, the public’s expectations of the war
interfere with Americans’ sense of patriotism.
“As the anniversary of Sept. 11 comes, we should
remain vigilant in our patriotism,” Flowers said. “And
(we should) not lose sight of what it means to love,
honor and defend our country.”
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Visit a display celebrating 50 years of history with Fish Camp. Sign the official 50th
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Classes.
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Welcome Reception at The Association of Former Students
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8 p.m. First Yell featuring Bill Cosby at Reed Arena
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