Volume X, Issue II, Photo: Flag Pipes by Xaver Wilhelmy
The America I Know
I cannot watch the scene in Sound of Music where Christopher Plummer sings "Edelweiss" without feeling great emotion. Plummer, portraying Captain Georg Ludwig Ritter von Trapp, responds to the Anschluss (the German occupation of Austria in 1938) by singing it as a love song for his country. No doubt, many of us can identify with Captain von Trapp these days.
But a friend shared this incredible little video with me. It is a great reminder of who we are as a people.
Boatlift: An Untold Tale
of 9/11 Resilience
"A hero is a man who does what he can." -- Romain Rolland