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>> gets me emotional. >> american pride runs deep through this ship and the flag has become the glue that binds it. >> see it on tv but it doesn't really mean -- it just makes what you do so much more -- wow, meaningful. >> it makes everything come together. makes it all worth it. >> christopher finds comfort in the flag. >> it's an important symbolism because what else, what else are you going to hold as the symbol? you can't say that oh, it's pain or it's retribution or this or that. it's the american flag. that's what we all, like in my remarks, you know, tomorrow morning it's going to be r...

Mourn for the souls lost or the innocence we'll never have again. >> i wish i was in the front and had a rifle right now and could take care of business. >> i'm told that's why the flag flies on the t.r. it was new york city's way of saying take care of business. [ applause ] >> in the waters near pakistan, barbara sierra, news channel 3. l to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well, there is. [ male announcer ] it's called ocuvite. a vitamin dedicated to your eyes, from bausch + lomb. as you age, eyes can lose vital nutrients. ocuvite helps replenish key eye nutrien...

There. his name was also gerard. i can't remember his last name. we sent him down there to get the flag. he came back, he had the flag. he said this is the flag. we brought it over to the mayor and they sent it out to the aircraft carrier. >> and then we flew it out to the carrier? >> we were -- yes, sir, but we made -- it was a lot of accountability there, obviously. we made sure we knew the name and rank and the identity of the person who would have constant custody of the thing on its way over. we were afraid it would get lost. >> yeah. >> and somebody would say they just don't know where i...

You turned. >> they still raise it up even though it's half cut and half burnt. some of it was still damaged but they put it up, even though it's still damaged here rising to the top. >> it was in "the herald," in our local newspaper in zimbabwe. >> i've seen that picture everywhere. >> this picture became how we said patriotism post 9/11. >> good job. >> oddly enough, the flag in this famous picture really was a flag that came from the back of a yacht. >> we had our office in the world trade center on the 89th floor of world trade center one, which was the first building hit. we lived on cham...

The flags. >> and we said earlier 88,000 flag haves been bought. >> the american people are sending a strong message of solidarity this week in red, white and blue. >> usa! usa! >> a rally to show patriotism the other night turned ugly. >> they don't deserve to be in our country. they shouldn't be here. >> that's why it's more than just a flag and always will be. >> it was a very, very challenging time for this industry. i've never seen a demand like that. desert storm the demand was great, but 9/11 was a whole another level, a whole another level. >> there was just a tremendous surge. we were...