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Placing a Flag at Ground Zero

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    Constellation Group Chairman Bill White on his efforts to help those grieving from the losses of 9/11.

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Yorker bill large -- arms -- morning I'm in how are you -- aren't that great thank you talked about this flag now all current PL all -- on.

9/11 you know it was this picture nobody saw on television it was this pile of rubble it was these people trying to rescue.

Those that we thought were still alive and I was sitting with some folks at the intrepid and we were very.

Dismayed by this picture on television and -- was the picture that we were imagining bin Laden was looking at.

And it was really disturbing -- because that's a victory picture for him that was what was going to be.

Seen around the world and we wanted to try to change the look -- that picture.

And we had a 160.

Foot by -- for the American flag that we use for Memorial Day.

Services on the very -- it is the second largest like the United States is like a hundred and sixty by -- So almost you know sixteen stories in one direction and nine another.

And now we got about 35 guys from the intrepid almost around midnight the third night and of the 9/11 and we put it on a truck and we got a police escort we brought it down.

To ground zero met with the three star fire chief 'cause the number 12 guys had been killed.

And we said what do you think about the goodness up on the building and let bin Laden look at that for a few days.

And -- change the picture now.

And He got about fifteen firemen they got the engineers from Brookfield that on the world financial center and about an hour that flag was hanging.

Up on that building and in every single picture.

That was put out to the world than it was just a way to kind of say.

You know -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- He had a bit more -- know bill was making sure there -- ago all of our exemption is that America order to monitor well we're -- bell sell.

Nobody if you think about that and I'm sure you'd -- -- you saw that -- -- you've seen is in the pictures and you know it's funny I emailed the or -- now yeah we cannot find it.

-- we talked this morning -- I don't have that we're gonna talk about this today and it's gone.

The guys from Brookfield guys from turner construction we all they all know about bill -- they all -- was there and they're kind of dumbfounded that we we can't find it.

There aren't like -- might nor -- no I honestly don't don't they I was hoping that we might be able to do something with that special or put it into the museum are.

Because the folks at the museum -- interested in it.

Why would someone -- -- and I don't know I think may be they were talking about it might have been ripped.

You know and it was starting to get ripped and they might have taken it down you know to protect the flag term and then.

The -- or were you one points at the moment I was staying on 26 street need avenue within.

A wonderful.

Woman I can never forget a face who just to a from the subway in absolute shock confusion sweating very large.

Heavy heavy gal and she's so scared and we looked up watching the first tower on fire and then we saw this.

You know.

Very.

Small object does start to get bigger bigger than we heard this scream you know like to screech of the.

And you -- -- -- -- you realize there was an on the plane.

And you could hear that turning.

Affect -- you know He was going almost 500 miles an hour now.

And it turned and should never you know be -- at that speed with that kind of plan that we saw it go through.

Come out the other side.

-- headline is -- cents a bushel want sort of -- Australia Africa expect expected.

And I look there is a -- get to safety were under attack now.

And we had known -- the first plane many others did but remember that some length and solicit you got to get off the island.

And.

-- It's got 7000 words and -- Sunday and assume -- -- some.

As compelling as those -- assaults more days.

Breathtaking -- -- I was riveted as we're coming up getting searched our car.

They stopped every single -- sixth avenue today open up the -- coming from 22 street.

The -- Chelsea section of New York.

Wall portal with search and -- weren't all the police state final -- -- -- sixth avenue and to one -- there open up every chunk rolling rolling down back when those larger and the back of the car and it's a it's a good thing you know the intrepid was that federal law enforcement headquarters.

After 9/11 we actually closed down the ship and over 500 agents came in from all over the world Louis fed them and now they slept there for at least three weeks.

It was a FEMA teleport you know up on the top where there used to send helicopters off.

And they feel that over half a million leads into the FBI from from the ship was pretty wild time.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- All about -- September 11 2001 score actually our -- -- remember this is for him.

I think it's difficult emotions her -- as with Fred Wilpon yesterday at a meeting and I didn't realize that is.

The system -- many years is the sister of Rudy Giuliani's as secretary.

About the -- and her husband was a fireman.

And He had died in the attack and He didn't know that -- was pregnant.

And until two weeks later she didn't even know.

And so that's a very interesting story of it -- -- to know about Madoff and or anything.

-- for is a great guy.

I'm saying Washington is of it that is -- -- of dark -- -- he's senator Gregg cults He is He is one of the greatest Americans that I noticed clueless He is Austin and a great patriot for veterans of parents and artists on -- back to the -- don't so.

But I don't did offer.

So fond supported your that I was greatly assist him view was bullish -- but I asked terrorism what do you think about this remembering because you and Chris Wallace talked about this in the -- -- -- And she said it's very difficult.

It's a reliving but they like to do so I think some people have different feelings.

I am I'm all for it because it reminds us that this wars and over and until the war is over maybe that's a good idea to just keep it fresh.

Another note you and Brian -- any merit troubled -- tonight.

And I told her I'm not going to perform -- ceremony at the foresees some argue finally believe and I'm not going to.

Did a solid outperformance of the someplace so -- -- assumes I offered a merrier years ago you and Brian this is -- -- and this is your idea.

But not my idea to do would have to forces from the 440 France and every one of your friends for -- than an extra and so corporal Aaron -- A catalog I like him he's a phony -- -- -- Brian -- -- YOUR.

You wore a -- your marriage is -- your -- you war He is as -- of rob Bartlett are his hands and my parents -- I don't know okay.

Problem but you know made a commitment don't know I'm done no I didn't make a commitment to get and add to our dog and pony show at the foresees a done by Icelandic commitment to marry you guys.

Not above not to become part.

Of some dots of job through who.

Over attempts forces in southern Italy and of you and your phony friend sell collateral phoning up and there are all four we have a couple of aren't OK well Eric you -- -- is a phony.

-- Ray Kelly yes ul.

So that he's kept -- -- this is not -- -- -- I don't -- return.

Hours and -- I love this I can't we -- out of it.

Blunt we're gonna let you out of it okay fine thank you but it and we and we love you.

And you are a great trend but I'll still be happy in America and you gonna come is against -- the -- on hopefully has to go on none of it is gonna work out that way I'll.

To say here's the thing here's my children don't why you don't believe me when I say no yes -- as you say things -- people in general.

-- -- -- -- -- as such -- it's been my experience of people when I say to them know -- like under some but I or that I am ready to do something and -- if I industries such as I might they don't believe this show but I have a different plus I'm not doing it you can run I am not doing you'll die tired I am not doing that you can equipment in the state Clinton library.

So when I know what you think about this -- and this is that He broke his commitment -- I knew -- and me I heartbroken.

Heartbroken just not I have a Manhattan not shocked at how they're for bothered that you martyrdom you know and other it's about time and she should be able mr.

should be -- -- and historic event and I agree and we wanted to be part of I'm not gonna -- -- -- -- Strom and.

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