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HREE MONTHS PRIOR to the treacherous “September 9/11” 2001, catastrophe on American soil, Mary Virginia
McCormick Pittman, in Texas, had been presented the Legend of Texas Award. She was the youngest honoree to ever receive that award. When “9/11” struck, Mary Virginia’s patriotic speech, recorded by Austin, Texas, television at her presentation, was immediately sent out over the television airways to voice Texas’ response to such an atrocity. Those men…the Port Authority, firemen, policemen, medical corps, and citizens, …those heroes ran toward the danger, into the towers to save and to guide people out of the burning and collapsing death traps. Those men who later jumped into “The Hole” to search for survivors and remains of bodies put their own lives in jeopardy. There were other heroes… our canine heroes that joined in the search to find possible survivors and human remains. As a result, many of those men and canine searchers have died and are dying as a result of the chemicals and contaminated dust and debris they inhaled during that time. They put their lives on the line! Those men who searched globally, dedicated their lives to capturing the savage men who blueprinted and executed that unconscionably vicious attack, saved our country from further attacks by those well-organized terrorists Following her personal reaction to such an assault on her country, the Texan sought a powerful symbol that would gather patriotism of the act of togetherness and would exalt and
OPPOSITE PAGE A magnificent statue of The Spirit of America Soars. THIS PAGE Mary Virginia Pittman making the speech at the presentation at the Museum library archives.
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