WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.976 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:00:02.976 --> 00:00:22.840 align:middle line:90% 00:00:22.840 --> 00:00:25.090 align:middle line:84% Please stand for the presentation of the colors. 00:00:25.090 --> 00:01:13.502 align:middle line:90% 00:01:13.502 --> 00:01:14.500 align:middle line:90% [GRAVEL BANGING] 00:01:14.500 --> 00:01:20.386 align:middle line:84% Will the Sergeant-At-Arms please bring in the dignitaries. 00:01:20.386 --> 00:01:24.882 align:middle line:84% Mr. Speaker, His Excellency, Charles Baker, 00:01:24.882 --> 00:01:30.052 align:middle line:84% Governor of the Commonwealth, with Lauren Baker. 00:01:30.052 --> 00:01:34.982 align:middle line:84% The Honorable Lieutenant Governor, Karyn Polito, 00:01:34.982 --> 00:01:39.666 align:middle line:84% The Honorable Attorney General, Maura Healey, 00:01:39.666 --> 00:01:45.170 align:middle line:84% The Honorable Martin Walsh, Mayor of the city of Boston, 00:01:45.170 --> 00:01:51.026 align:middle line:84% The Honorable Daniel Bennett, Secretary of Public Safety 00:01:51.026 --> 00:01:54.810 align:middle line:84% and Security, The Honorable William Evans, 00:01:54.810 --> 00:01:57.648 align:middle line:84% Commissioner of the Police Department, Boston Police 00:01:57.648 --> 00:02:01.735 align:middle line:84% Department, and the Honorable Superintendant-In-Chief, 00:02:01.735 --> 00:02:03.014 align:middle line:90% William Gross. 00:02:03.014 --> 00:02:05.730 align:middle line:90% 00:02:05.730 --> 00:02:07.370 align:middle line:84% I would like to welcome the dignitaries 00:02:07.370 --> 00:02:10.250 align:middle line:84% and I would ask the Sergeant-At-Arms to bring them 00:02:10.250 --> 00:02:11.330 align:middle line:90% into the chamber. 00:02:11.330 --> 00:02:12.219 align:middle line:90% Thank you. 00:02:12.219 --> 00:02:15.213 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 00:02:15.213 --> 00:02:56.710 align:middle line:90% 00:02:56.710 --> 00:02:58.600 align:middle line:84% The audience will remain standing 00:02:58.600 --> 00:03:02.320 align:middle line:90% for the Pledge of Allegiance. 00:03:02.320 --> 00:03:05.950 align:middle line:84% I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United 00:03:05.950 --> 00:03:10.930 align:middle line:84% States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, 00:03:10.930 --> 00:03:14.330 align:middle line:84% one Nation under God, indivisible, 00:03:14.330 --> 00:03:16.390 align:middle line:84% with liberty and justice for all. 00:03:16.390 --> 00:03:51.330 align:middle line:90% 00:03:51.330 --> 00:03:53.190 align:middle line:84% The audience may be seated, please. 00:03:53.190 --> 00:04:01.220 align:middle line:90% 00:04:01.220 --> 00:04:06.170 align:middle line:84% As Speaker, it is my role to welcome guests and dignitaries 00:04:06.170 --> 00:04:11.000 align:middle line:84% to this historic chamber for ceremonial events 00:04:11.000 --> 00:04:13.580 align:middle line:90% of many kinds. 00:04:13.580 --> 00:04:20.120 align:middle line:84% Of all of those events, this is probably the most emotional. 00:04:20.120 --> 00:04:23.240 align:middle line:84% It is now one of the rights of fall, 00:04:23.240 --> 00:04:26.960 align:middle line:84% as the air begins to become crisp, 00:04:26.960 --> 00:04:29.690 align:middle line:90% I begin to think about it. 00:04:29.690 --> 00:04:33.650 align:middle line:84% Maybe it's better to say to feel it. 00:04:33.650 --> 00:04:40.910 align:middle line:84% It's a sense of anticipation mixed with sadness in duty. 00:04:40.910 --> 00:04:42.860 align:middle line:84% I am immensely humbled to welcome 00:04:42.860 --> 00:04:44.510 align:middle line:84% each and every one of you to the House 00:04:44.510 --> 00:04:48.110 align:middle line:90% for this solemn remembrance. 00:04:48.110 --> 00:04:53.960 align:middle line:84% Let me first of all stop to recognize Governor and First 00:04:53.960 --> 00:05:01.070 align:middle line:84% Lady Lauren Baker, Lieutenant Governor Polito, His Honorable 00:05:01.070 --> 00:05:09.260 align:middle line:84% Mayor Walsh, Attorney General Healey, Superintendent Gross-- 00:05:09.260 --> 00:05:13.970 align:middle line:84% Superintendent-In-Chief Gross-- Secretary Bennett, 00:05:13.970 --> 00:05:19.610 align:middle line:84% Undersecretary Queally, Commissioner Evans, 00:05:19.610 --> 00:05:24.020 align:middle line:84% the diplomatic corps, and the Israeli Consul General, 00:05:24.020 --> 00:05:30.320 align:middle line:84% Yehuda Yaakov, family members, and friends. 00:05:30.320 --> 00:05:34.045 align:middle line:84% This is the ninth time you have convened here at the State 00:05:34.045 --> 00:05:36.950 align:middle line:90% House since I've been Speaker. 00:05:36.950 --> 00:05:41.500 align:middle line:84% In that time, the ceremony's character has changed. 00:05:41.500 --> 00:05:45.020 align:middle line:84% Over time, more resilience has taken its place 00:05:45.020 --> 00:05:47.900 align:middle line:90% aside tremendous grief. 00:05:47.900 --> 00:05:50.420 align:middle line:90% Your resilience. 00:05:50.420 --> 00:05:55.220 align:middle line:84% I see that quality reflected in the faces of men and women 00:05:55.220 --> 00:05:58.700 align:middle line:84% who were young, some just toddlers, 00:05:58.700 --> 00:06:02.120 align:middle line:90% when the attacks took place. 00:06:02.120 --> 00:06:06.620 align:middle line:84% I see it reflected in the marathon bombing families, who 00:06:06.620 --> 00:06:09.890 align:middle line:84% often come to this commemoration, who have formed 00:06:09.890 --> 00:06:12.620 align:middle line:90% bonds with the 9/11 families. 00:06:12.620 --> 00:06:15.380 align:middle line:90% 00:06:15.380 --> 00:06:19.760 align:middle line:84% Today is a day where we remember friends and loved ones, 00:06:19.760 --> 00:06:26.600 align:middle line:84% together, to see their faces, and to continue to heal. 00:06:26.600 --> 00:06:32.240 align:middle line:84% It's also a day to think about what we share as Americans. 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:36.920 align:middle line:84% Today calls to mind the enduring bond between each and every one 00:06:36.920 --> 00:06:38.390 align:middle line:90% of us. 00:06:38.390 --> 00:06:43.820 align:middle line:84% It's a spirit that brings us together on this day and one 00:06:43.820 --> 00:06:48.980 align:middle line:84% we need to keep in mind throughout the year as well. 00:06:48.980 --> 00:06:52.877 align:middle line:84% That spirit is bolstered by the memories of those 00:06:52.877 --> 00:06:53.585 align:middle line:90% that we remember. 00:06:53.585 --> 00:06:56.090 align:middle line:90% 00:06:56.090 --> 00:07:00.080 align:middle line:84% So today, we commemorate the courage of the firefighters, 00:07:00.080 --> 00:07:05.330 align:middle line:84% the police, and first responders who rushed into dangers 00:07:05.330 --> 00:07:08.570 align:middle line:90% as others were leaving. 00:07:08.570 --> 00:07:11.210 align:middle line:84% We commemorate the unique bravery 00:07:11.210 --> 00:07:16.220 align:middle line:84% of Madeline Amy Sweeney, who stood up for what she believed 00:07:16.220 --> 00:07:20.660 align:middle line:90% in to save the lives of many. 00:07:20.660 --> 00:07:24.830 align:middle line:90% They exemplified the best in us. 00:07:24.830 --> 00:07:29.780 align:middle line:84% So today as we gather, let us reaffirm ourselves 00:07:29.780 --> 00:07:34.220 align:middle line:84% to the ideals that Amy stood for. 00:07:34.220 --> 00:07:36.530 align:middle line:90% Thank you. 00:07:36.530 --> 00:07:40.440 align:middle line:84% Rabbi Elaine Zecher will now offer the invocation. 00:07:40.440 --> 00:07:49.850 align:middle line:90% 00:07:49.850 --> 00:07:50.960 align:middle line:90% I invite you to rise. 00:07:50.960 --> 00:07:54.840 align:middle line:90% 00:07:54.840 --> 00:07:57.600 align:middle line:84% Eternal presence of the universe, 00:07:57.600 --> 00:08:01.140 align:middle line:90% how shall we count on this day. 00:08:01.140 --> 00:08:05.220 align:middle line:84% We can never fathom a quantity of anguish. 00:08:05.220 --> 00:08:09.690 align:middle line:84% There is no set amount to our mourning. 00:08:09.690 --> 00:08:16.800 align:middle line:84% So how shall we count the lives and the love 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:20.260 align:middle line:90% that is so prevalent. 00:08:20.260 --> 00:08:25.680 align:middle line:84% We count by one, as the poet has taught us. 00:08:25.680 --> 00:08:32.730 align:middle line:84% One life, one life, one life, one life. 00:08:32.730 --> 00:08:39.840 align:middle line:84% Because each time is the first time that life has been taken. 00:08:39.840 --> 00:08:45.450 align:middle line:84% For these past 16 years, O God, we have been counting. 00:08:45.450 --> 00:08:48.180 align:middle line:90% One, one, one. 00:08:48.180 --> 00:08:50.760 align:middle line:84% Because of each person, each soul, 00:08:50.760 --> 00:08:55.350 align:middle line:84% each individual separate and different, special and unique. 00:08:55.350 --> 00:08:59.010 align:middle line:84% Every one of them whose lives were cut short. 00:08:59.010 --> 00:09:04.050 align:middle line:84% And also, those members of their families left behind, also, 00:09:04.050 --> 00:09:09.450 align:middle line:84% each one of them separate and different, special and unique. 00:09:09.450 --> 00:09:12.720 align:middle line:84% So when you created the world, O God, 00:09:12.720 --> 00:09:16.440 align:middle line:84% out of a vast emptiness of chaos and darkness, 00:09:16.440 --> 00:09:21.900 align:middle line:84% and breathed life and light into the world and humanity, 00:09:21.900 --> 00:09:24.570 align:middle line:90% your light entered everything. 00:09:24.570 --> 00:09:30.150 align:middle line:84% A spark of you, a divine light, animated every soul. 00:09:30.150 --> 00:09:35.070 align:middle line:84% And so we understand on this day that each person's light 00:09:35.070 --> 00:09:39.270 align:middle line:84% continues to shine, to bring a spark of the divine 00:09:39.270 --> 00:09:44.400 align:middle line:84% of your divinity into these dark places, 00:09:44.400 --> 00:09:46.620 align:middle line:84% and the darkness that casts a shadow 00:09:46.620 --> 00:09:49.590 align:middle line:90% on this day of remembrance. 00:09:49.590 --> 00:09:56.280 align:middle line:84% O God, your light is embodied in righteousness, true truth, 00:09:56.280 --> 00:10:00.930 align:middle line:84% integrity, justice, and grace in every person 00:10:00.930 --> 00:10:06.030 align:middle line:84% they left behind to carry on with their legacy. 00:10:06.030 --> 00:10:09.960 align:middle line:84% For all of us here and across the great nation, 00:10:09.960 --> 00:10:14.940 align:middle line:84% we take your light as a source of strength and courage, 00:10:14.940 --> 00:10:19.600 align:middle line:84% and we hearken to the words of your prophet Isaiah. 00:10:19.600 --> 00:10:23.880 align:middle line:84% Arise, shine, for your light has dawned. 00:10:23.880 --> 00:10:27.450 align:middle line:84% The presence of the eternal has shone upon you. 00:10:27.450 --> 00:10:30.390 align:middle line:84% Behold, darkness shall cover the earth 00:10:30.390 --> 00:10:34.200 align:middle line:84% and thick clouds the peoples, but upon you, 00:10:34.200 --> 00:10:37.350 align:middle line:84% the divine will shine and the divine presence 00:10:37.350 --> 00:10:39.480 align:middle line:90% be seen over you. 00:10:39.480 --> 00:10:42.720 align:middle line:84% Nations shall walk by your light, rulers 00:10:42.720 --> 00:10:45.120 align:middle line:90% by your shining radiance. 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:47.910 align:middle line:90% Raise your eyes and look about. 00:10:47.910 --> 00:10:50.790 align:middle line:84% They have all gathered and come to you. 00:10:50.790 --> 00:10:53.790 align:middle line:84% As you behold, you will glow, your heart 00:10:53.790 --> 00:10:58.710 align:middle line:84% will beat and thrill, so says the eternal. 00:10:58.710 --> 00:11:04.350 align:middle line:84% We are summoned on this day to carry that shining sacred light 00:11:04.350 --> 00:11:08.010 align:middle line:90% to be a glowing force for good. 00:11:08.010 --> 00:11:11.190 align:middle line:84% That light shines brightly, a radiance 00:11:11.190 --> 00:11:14.010 align:middle line:84% of the divine never to be extinguished 00:11:14.010 --> 00:11:17.670 align:middle line:84% and forever lighting the path toward tomorrow. 00:11:17.670 --> 00:11:23.610 align:middle line:84% God bless us all and the light of each one we remember. 00:11:23.610 --> 00:11:28.440 align:middle line:84% May it continue to shine on us and all the world 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:31.560 align:middle line:90% now and into eternity. 00:11:31.560 --> 00:11:34.140 align:middle line:90% And let us say, Amen. 00:11:34.140 --> 00:11:34.950 align:middle line:90% Please be seated. 00:11:34.950 --> 00:12:16.866 align:middle line:90% 00:12:16.866 --> 00:12:20.858 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC - "ANGELS AMONG US"] 00:12:20.858 --> 00:12:23.380 align:middle line:90% 00:12:23.380 --> 00:12:30.876 align:middle line:84% I was walking home from school on a cold winter day, 00:12:30.876 --> 00:12:39.210 align:middle line:84% took a shortcut through the woods and I lost my way. 00:12:39.210 --> 00:12:45.900 align:middle line:84% It was gettin' late, I was scared and I was alone. 00:12:45.900 --> 00:12:53.973 align:middle line:84% But then a kind old man, he took my hand and led me home. 00:12:53.973 --> 00:13:00.215 align:middle line:84% Momma couldn't see him, but he was standing there, 00:13:00.215 --> 00:13:07.748 align:middle line:84% and I knew in my heart he was the answer to my prayer. 00:13:07.748 --> 00:13:18.380 align:middle line:84% Oh, I believe there are angels among us, sent down 00:13:18.380 --> 00:13:22.500 align:middle line:90% to us from somewhere up above. 00:13:22.500 --> 00:13:30.540 align:middle line:84% They come to you and me in our darkest hours 00:13:30.540 --> 00:13:34.830 align:middle line:84% to show us how to live and teach us 00:13:34.830 --> 00:13:41.626 align:middle line:84% how to give, and guide us with a light of love. 00:13:41.626 --> 00:13:47.879 align:middle line:90% 00:13:47.879 --> 00:13:55.660 align:middle line:84% When life held troubled times and had me down on my knees, 00:13:55.660 --> 00:14:02.416 align:middle line:84% there's always been someone to come along and comfort me. 00:14:02.416 --> 00:14:10.440 align:middle line:84% A kind word from a stranger to lend a helping hand, a phone 00:14:10.440 --> 00:14:16.947 align:middle line:84% call from a friend just to say I understand. 00:14:16.947 --> 00:14:23.660 align:middle line:84% But ain't it kind of funny at the dark end of the road 00:14:23.660 --> 00:14:31.058 align:middle line:84% that someone lights the way with just a single ray of hope. 00:14:31.058 --> 00:14:39.670 align:middle line:84% I believe there are angels among us, sent down 00:14:39.670 --> 00:14:43.610 align:middle line:90% to us from somewhere up above. 00:14:43.610 --> 00:14:51.627 align:middle line:84% They come to you and me in our darkest hours 00:14:51.627 --> 00:14:56.070 align:middle line:84% to show us how to live and teach us 00:14:56.070 --> 00:15:02.824 align:middle line:84% how to give, and guide us with a light of love. 00:15:02.824 --> 00:15:06.128 align:middle line:90% 00:15:06.128 --> 00:15:12.588 align:middle line:84% They wear so many faces, show up in the strangest places 00:15:12.588 --> 00:15:19.908 align:middle line:84% to grace us with their mercy in our time of need. 00:15:19.908 --> 00:15:31.710 align:middle line:84% Oh, oooo, I believe there are angels among us, 00:15:31.710 --> 00:15:36.660 align:middle line:84% sent down to us from somewhere up above. 00:15:36.660 --> 00:15:44.580 align:middle line:84% They come to you and me in our darkest hours 00:15:44.580 --> 00:15:49.035 align:middle line:84% to teach us how to live and show us 00:15:49.035 --> 00:15:55.052 align:middle line:84% how to give, and guide us with a light of love. 00:15:55.052 --> 00:15:57.860 align:middle line:90% 00:15:57.860 --> 00:16:03.038 align:middle line:84% And guide us with a light of love. 00:16:03.038 --> 00:16:09.954 align:middle line:90% 00:16:09.954 --> 00:16:13.412 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 00:16:13.412 --> 00:16:34.710 align:middle line:90% 00:16:34.710 --> 00:16:37.800 align:middle line:84% On behalf of all the 9/11 families in Massachusetts, 00:16:37.800 --> 00:16:40.410 align:middle line:84% I would like to thank Governor Charlie Baker and Mrs. Lauren 00:16:40.410 --> 00:16:44.850 align:middle line:84% Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Attorney General Maura 00:16:44.850 --> 00:16:49.800 align:middle line:84% Healey, Mayor Martin Walsh, Secretary Daniel Bennett, 00:16:49.800 --> 00:16:53.340 align:middle line:84% Commissioner William Evans, Superintendent-In-Chief William 00:16:53.340 --> 00:16:56.730 align:middle line:84% Gross, and all of you who have gathered here today 00:16:56.730 --> 00:17:00.270 align:middle line:84% who have committed to holding this date sacred with us. 00:17:00.270 --> 00:17:01.854 align:middle line:84% We first ask that you take a moment 00:17:01.854 --> 00:17:03.270 align:middle line:84% to think of those that are dealing 00:17:03.270 --> 00:17:06.890 align:middle line:84% with the effects of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma 00:17:06.890 --> 00:17:08.640 align:middle line:84% and keep them in your thoughts and prayers 00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:12.869 align:middle line:84% during this devastating and challenging time. 00:17:12.869 --> 00:17:15.810 align:middle line:84% On the morning of September 11, 2001, 00:17:15.810 --> 00:17:19.260 align:middle line:84% my husband, Kenneth Zelman, left our home in New Jersey 00:17:19.260 --> 00:17:23.310 align:middle line:84% to go to work on the 99th floor of the North Tower 00:17:23.310 --> 00:17:25.109 align:middle line:90% at the World Trade Center. 00:17:25.109 --> 00:17:26.550 align:middle line:84% Our three-year-old daughter Olivia 00:17:26.550 --> 00:17:30.210 align:middle line:84% was still sleeping while our 14-month-old son Ethan 00:17:30.210 --> 00:17:32.640 align:middle line:90% had woken up unusually early. 00:17:32.640 --> 00:17:34.410 align:middle line:84% As I was feeding Ethan breakfast, 00:17:34.410 --> 00:17:36.660 align:middle line:84% he was blowing kisses to his daddy 00:17:36.660 --> 00:17:38.430 align:middle line:90% as he walked out the door. 00:17:38.430 --> 00:17:40.650 align:middle line:84% We said, I love you, and that was the last time 00:17:40.650 --> 00:17:42.750 align:middle line:90% that we would see him. 00:17:42.750 --> 00:17:46.500 align:middle line:84% Since that very sad and tragic day, most of us 00:17:46.500 --> 00:17:48.990 align:middle line:84% have moved on from the intense grief 00:17:48.990 --> 00:17:52.470 align:middle line:84% to finding peace and ways to refocus the energy in a more 00:17:52.470 --> 00:17:54.930 align:middle line:90% positive way. 00:17:54.930 --> 00:17:57.360 align:middle line:84% We have continued to love and, perhaps, 00:17:57.360 --> 00:17:59.580 align:middle line:90% even learned to love again. 00:17:59.580 --> 00:18:01.230 align:middle line:84% We share stories of our loved ones 00:18:01.230 --> 00:18:04.440 align:middle line:84% to keep their spirit and legacy alive. 00:18:04.440 --> 00:18:07.290 align:middle line:84% We have turned to service and education 00:18:07.290 --> 00:18:10.140 align:middle line:84% as a way to make a difference in the lives of others 00:18:10.140 --> 00:18:14.340 align:middle line:84% and honor those who we lost on that day. 00:18:14.340 --> 00:18:17.670 align:middle line:84% We have given back individually by creating our own programs, 00:18:17.670 --> 00:18:20.260 align:middle line:90% foundations, and scholarships. 00:18:20.260 --> 00:18:22.590 align:middle line:84% Collectively, we have joined together 00:18:22.590 --> 00:18:27.060 align:middle line:84% to participate in many local community projects. 00:18:27.060 --> 00:18:29.670 align:middle line:84% We are now visiting high schools across Massachusetts 00:18:29.670 --> 00:18:34.380 align:middle line:84% to educate teens about 9/11, most of whom were not yet born. 00:18:34.380 --> 00:18:36.540 align:middle line:84% We are answering their questions and giving them 00:18:36.540 --> 00:18:39.210 align:middle line:84% personal perspectives of what happened, 00:18:39.210 --> 00:18:43.750 align:middle line:84% thus contributing to what is now a history lesson for them. 00:18:43.750 --> 00:18:47.130 align:middle line:84% Most of us were strangers then, but are now connected 00:18:47.130 --> 00:18:49.680 align:middle line:84% and are forever linked by this tragedy. 00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:53.850 align:middle line:84% We have grown to become a family, the Mass 9/11 family. 00:18:53.850 --> 00:18:56.340 align:middle line:84% We are strong, and we are resilient, 00:18:56.340 --> 00:19:01.519 align:middle line:84% and we will continue to always remember and never forget. 00:19:01.519 --> 00:19:03.060 align:middle line:84% I would like to take this opportunity 00:19:03.060 --> 00:19:05.790 align:middle line:84% to introduce someone who has become a fast favorite 00:19:05.790 --> 00:19:08.090 align:middle line:90% with our 9/11 families. 00:19:08.090 --> 00:19:10.200 align:middle line:84% He has participated in our closing ceremony 00:19:10.200 --> 00:19:12.360 align:middle line:84% at the 9/11 Memorial in the Boston Public 00:19:12.360 --> 00:19:14.460 align:middle line:90% Garden for the past two years. 00:19:14.460 --> 00:19:16.070 align:middle line:84% Long after the ceremony has ended, 00:19:16.070 --> 00:19:18.570 align:middle line:84% he would still be talking with the family members at length, 00:19:18.570 --> 00:19:21.180 align:middle line:84% taking the time to listen and get to know them. 00:19:21.180 --> 00:19:23.640 align:middle line:84% He is warm, caring, and effervescent, 00:19:23.640 --> 00:19:26.700 align:middle line:84% and has a smile that reaches deep within. 00:19:26.700 --> 00:19:29.610 align:middle line:84% As a 34 year veteran with the Boston Police Department, 00:19:29.610 --> 00:19:32.250 align:middle line:84% he has cultivated and maintained a strong connection 00:19:32.250 --> 00:19:33.810 align:middle line:90% with the community. 00:19:33.810 --> 00:19:37.530 align:middle line:84% He has received numerous awards for bravery, leadership, 00:19:37.530 --> 00:19:41.340 align:middle line:84% and service, and is proudly the first African-American chief 00:19:41.340 --> 00:19:44.370 align:middle line:84% in the history of the Boston Police Department. 00:19:44.370 --> 00:19:45.990 align:middle line:84% It is my privilege and great honor 00:19:45.990 --> 00:19:47.550 align:middle line:84% to welcome Superintendent-In-Chief 00:19:47.550 --> 00:19:50.145 align:middle line:84% of the Boston Police Department, William Gross. 00:19:50.145 --> 00:19:52.125 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 00:19:52.125 --> 00:20:06.010 align:middle line:90% 00:20:06.010 --> 00:20:08.620 align:middle line:84% I thank my sister for that lovely introduction, 00:20:08.620 --> 00:20:11.280 align:middle line:90% [LAUGHTER] 00:20:11.280 --> 00:20:14.580 align:middle line:84% Helped bolster my confidence, now. 00:20:14.580 --> 00:20:15.880 align:middle line:90% Good morning, everyone. 00:20:15.880 --> 00:20:18.030 align:middle line:90% Good Morning. 00:20:18.030 --> 00:20:22.410 align:middle line:84% It is an esteemed honor to be here today, 00:20:22.410 --> 00:20:25.500 align:middle line:90% as we remember our loved ones. 00:20:25.500 --> 00:20:29.370 align:middle line:84% It's an esteemed honor to be here today with the Governor 00:20:29.370 --> 00:20:31.260 align:middle line:84% and the First Lady, the Lieutenant 00:20:31.260 --> 00:20:39.420 align:middle line:84% Governor, our great Mayor, the Secretary, Undersecretary, 00:20:39.420 --> 00:20:41.280 align:middle line:90% and, whose house is this? 00:20:41.280 --> 00:20:46.170 align:middle line:84% Speaker of the House, and our great Attorney General. 00:20:46.170 --> 00:20:48.820 align:middle line:90% 00:20:48.820 --> 00:20:52.020 align:middle line:84% One thing about the aforementioned, as well as 00:20:52.020 --> 00:20:55.380 align:middle line:84% my brothers and sisters of the first responders, 00:20:55.380 --> 00:20:59.700 align:middle line:84% we are very honored and proud to serve 00:20:59.700 --> 00:21:02.280 align:middle line:84% our constituents and the best constituency 00:21:02.280 --> 00:21:03.540 align:middle line:90% in this great nation. 00:21:03.540 --> 00:21:07.050 align:middle line:84% And that is you, of the Commonwealth. 00:21:07.050 --> 00:21:10.050 align:middle line:90% It's an honor to do so. 00:21:10.050 --> 00:21:16.470 align:middle line:84% Again, the theme today is honor, care, respect, and love. 00:21:16.470 --> 00:21:20.940 align:middle line:84% Our great families that have paid the ultimate sacrifice, 00:21:20.940 --> 00:21:28.460 align:middle line:84% their loved ones that were victims of a cowardly attack. 00:21:28.460 --> 00:21:34.200 align:middle line:84% Four coordinated attacks, September 11, 2001. 00:21:34.200 --> 00:21:37.570 align:middle line:84% Our great nation isn't afraid to meet anybody, 00:21:37.570 --> 00:21:43.590 align:middle line:84% anywhere, whether it be in the air, the sea, or the land. 00:21:43.590 --> 00:21:47.740 align:middle line:84% But unfortunately, cowards don't work that way. 00:21:47.740 --> 00:21:49.950 align:middle line:84% They won't meet us on the battlefield. 00:21:49.950 --> 00:21:53.460 align:middle line:84% They commit cowardly acts that affect we, 00:21:53.460 --> 00:21:56.040 align:middle line:84% the citizens of the United States, 00:21:56.040 --> 00:21:59.800 align:middle line:90% as well as our loved ones. 00:21:59.800 --> 00:22:03.910 align:middle line:84% Just a few moments ago, in the Speaker's chambers, 00:22:03.910 --> 00:22:07.620 align:middle line:84% I had the distinct honor to speak with the Lieutenant 00:22:07.620 --> 00:22:09.940 align:middle line:90% Governor and Attorney General. 00:22:09.940 --> 00:22:11.880 align:middle line:84% And we were having a discussion about what 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:13.800 align:middle line:90% were you doing that day? 00:22:13.800 --> 00:22:19.620 align:middle line:84% Where were you on September 11th in 2001? 00:22:19.620 --> 00:22:22.350 align:middle line:84% I'm sure we each have separate memories that 00:22:22.350 --> 00:22:26.370 align:middle line:90% are just etched in our being. 00:22:26.370 --> 00:22:29.940 align:middle line:84% For me, I was a proud member of the Boston Police 00:22:29.940 --> 00:22:33.240 align:middle line:84% Department, the first police department in the nation. 00:22:33.240 --> 00:22:37.080 align:middle line:84% And I can tell you, I was angry that day. 00:22:37.080 --> 00:22:40.560 align:middle line:84% That cowards would attack our great nation. 00:22:40.560 --> 00:22:42.420 align:middle line:84% Again, as I alluded to earlier, we'll 00:22:42.420 --> 00:22:44.640 align:middle line:90% meet you anytime and anywhere. 00:22:44.640 --> 00:22:48.030 align:middle line:84% But they committed cowardly acts. 00:22:48.030 --> 00:22:52.380 align:middle line:84% But here's one thing they probably couldn't fathom, 00:22:52.380 --> 00:22:56.640 align:middle line:84% didn't factor in, probably didn't even think about, 00:22:56.640 --> 00:23:00.540 align:middle line:84% is that you can never ever break our great nation. 00:23:00.540 --> 00:23:02.130 align:middle line:90% You can't do it. 00:23:02.130 --> 00:23:03.690 align:middle line:90% You never could. 00:23:03.690 --> 00:23:06.870 align:middle line:84% We have been the first and greatest nation 00:23:06.870 --> 00:23:11.220 align:middle line:84% in the world for a long time, for hundreds of years, 00:23:11.220 --> 00:23:15.560 align:middle line:84% because this great nation includes everybody. 00:23:15.560 --> 00:23:18.900 align:middle line:84% And I'm not trying to be political in my next statement. 00:23:18.900 --> 00:23:25.560 align:middle line:84% No walls, no barriers, will ever keep our nation from growing. 00:23:25.560 --> 00:23:27.780 align:middle line:90% It's an all-inclusive nation. 00:23:27.780 --> 00:23:29.130 align:middle line:90% That's why we're here today. 00:23:29.130 --> 00:23:30.150 align:middle line:90% Look around. 00:23:30.150 --> 00:23:33.210 align:middle line:84% This reflects our great nation, and why we're here 00:23:33.210 --> 00:23:37.140 align:middle line:84% today to pay respect and honor to the members 00:23:37.140 --> 00:23:41.040 align:middle line:84% of our great nation that have paid the ultimate sacrifice. 00:23:41.040 --> 00:23:44.410 align:middle line:90% 00:23:44.410 --> 00:23:48.040 align:middle line:84% Again, the terrorists, they didn't factor that in. 00:23:48.040 --> 00:23:51.110 align:middle line:90% That you cannot break us. 00:23:51.110 --> 00:23:54.234 align:middle line:84% Our great Rabbi and our Brethren of the clergy-- 00:23:54.234 --> 00:23:55.900 align:middle line:84% I'm not trying to take your job, but I'm 00:23:55.900 --> 00:23:57.108 align:middle line:90% going to preach for a moment. 00:23:57.108 --> 00:23:59.440 align:middle line:90% 00:23:59.440 --> 00:24:01.750 align:middle line:84% Folks, we all know through our religious teachings 00:24:01.750 --> 00:24:08.290 align:middle line:84% that the body may go away, but you can never break the spirit. 00:24:08.290 --> 00:24:11.890 align:middle line:84% The body may go away, but the spirit remains. 00:24:11.890 --> 00:24:14.680 align:middle line:84% That's why we say the spirit of Massachusetts, 00:24:14.680 --> 00:24:15.700 align:middle line:90% where everything began. 00:24:15.700 --> 00:24:17.360 align:middle line:90% Here. 00:24:17.360 --> 00:24:21.190 align:middle line:84% That spirit is what makes our nation. 00:24:21.190 --> 00:24:27.810 align:middle line:84% Not the weapons, not the politics, not the haters, 00:24:27.810 --> 00:24:28.980 align:middle line:90% terrorists. 00:24:28.980 --> 00:24:32.060 align:middle line:90% We make this nation. 00:24:32.060 --> 00:24:38.610 align:middle line:84% It's our spirit and our resolve in how we represent our house. 00:24:38.610 --> 00:24:41.350 align:middle line:84% They didn't factor that in because they can't. 00:24:41.350 --> 00:24:45.180 align:middle line:84% They are not of the same ilk as us, 00:24:45.180 --> 00:24:48.720 align:middle line:84% and especially not of the same ilk of our loved ones 00:24:48.720 --> 00:24:50.970 align:middle line:90% who paid the ultimate sacrifice. 00:24:50.970 --> 00:24:54.060 align:middle line:90% 00:24:54.060 --> 00:24:56.520 align:middle line:90% We have a duty as well. 00:24:56.520 --> 00:25:01.380 align:middle line:84% We have a duty and an obligation as the citizens 00:25:01.380 --> 00:25:06.630 align:middle line:84% of the Commonwealth, as members of this great nation. 00:25:06.630 --> 00:25:10.185 align:middle line:84% We have the duty and obligation to preserve that spirit. 00:25:10.185 --> 00:25:12.850 align:middle line:90% 00:25:12.850 --> 00:25:16.680 align:middle line:84% We have the duty and obligation to pass that on and pass it 00:25:16.680 --> 00:25:22.650 align:middle line:84% forward to our future, some of whom are in this room. 00:25:22.650 --> 00:25:27.960 align:middle line:84% Our youngsters, our children, our nieces, our nephews, 00:25:27.960 --> 00:25:30.550 align:middle line:90% our grandchildren. 00:25:30.550 --> 00:25:32.910 align:middle line:90% To young leaders of today. 00:25:32.910 --> 00:25:36.150 align:middle line:84% This is our job to pass that forward. 00:25:36.150 --> 00:25:38.220 align:middle line:84% This is why I'm so proud of everyone that's 00:25:38.220 --> 00:25:42.720 align:middle line:84% here today, everyone that's across our great nation today, 00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:45.270 align:middle line:84% celebrating a day of remembrance because we're 00:25:45.270 --> 00:25:46.890 align:middle line:90% showing people something. 00:25:46.890 --> 00:25:53.910 align:middle line:84% We're showing people that America can not be defeated. 00:25:53.910 --> 00:25:56.400 align:middle line:84% And we're showing people that we are 00:25:56.400 --> 00:26:01.020 align:middle line:84% sending that in the minds of our future leaders as well. 00:26:01.020 --> 00:26:07.860 align:middle line:84% Never be defeated, never give up, and we never surrender. 00:26:07.860 --> 00:26:15.790 align:middle line:84% Again, I am so proud to be here in this House 00:26:15.790 --> 00:26:17.920 align:middle line:90% to say words to these families. 00:26:17.920 --> 00:26:20.540 align:middle line:90% 00:26:20.540 --> 00:26:23.260 align:middle line:84% And I know my great leaders behind me have our backs, 00:26:23.260 --> 00:26:25.870 align:middle line:90% and they have your backs. 00:26:25.870 --> 00:26:29.080 align:middle line:84% As we send the message to the world today-- 00:26:29.080 --> 00:26:36.610 align:middle line:84% yes, the world-- that we, as a country, will never forget our 00:26:36.610 --> 00:26:38.150 align:middle line:90% loved ones. 00:26:38.150 --> 00:26:43.150 align:middle line:84% We never forget whose paid the ultimate sacrifice again, 00:26:43.150 --> 00:26:48.010 align:middle line:84% and we together will continue to do that every year. 00:26:48.010 --> 00:26:53.080 align:middle line:84% Every anniversary of 9/11, we will be here. 00:26:53.080 --> 00:26:56.230 align:middle line:90% The spirit is great. 00:26:56.230 --> 00:27:00.940 align:middle line:84% We were attacked at the Boston Marathon in 2013. 00:27:00.940 --> 00:27:02.770 align:middle line:90% Again, when will they learn? 00:27:02.770 --> 00:27:05.860 align:middle line:90% You can't break us. 00:27:05.860 --> 00:27:09.180 align:middle line:84% We continue to be attacked around this great country 00:27:09.180 --> 00:27:10.270 align:middle line:90% and in the world. 00:27:10.270 --> 00:27:11.650 align:middle line:90% When will they learn? 00:27:11.650 --> 00:27:13.930 align:middle line:90% You can't break us. 00:27:13.930 --> 00:27:17.200 align:middle line:84% Every year, through the spirit of all 00:27:17.200 --> 00:27:22.150 align:middle line:84% whom have paid the ultimate sacrifices, we will be here. 00:27:22.150 --> 00:27:26.290 align:middle line:84% That's why, again, it is an honor today 00:27:26.290 --> 00:27:29.230 align:middle line:90% to interact with you all. 00:27:29.230 --> 00:27:33.280 align:middle line:84% As you interact with each other today, just 00:27:33.280 --> 00:27:38.810 align:middle line:84% remember, each smile, each hug, that's your family members 00:27:38.810 --> 00:27:40.000 align:middle line:90% right there. 00:27:40.000 --> 00:27:43.744 align:middle line:84% Those are your family members causing us to smile. 00:27:43.744 --> 00:27:45.160 align:middle line:84% Those are your family members that 00:27:45.160 --> 00:27:47.020 align:middle line:84% are causing us to take extra moments, 00:27:47.020 --> 00:27:50.530 align:middle line:84% to take time to speak and get to know each other, 00:27:50.530 --> 00:27:55.060 align:middle line:84% to bring us closer together, to strengthen our spirits. 00:27:55.060 --> 00:27:57.210 align:middle line:90% Because we have a mission-- 00:27:57.210 --> 00:27:59.690 align:middle line:90% back to the clergy again-- 00:27:59.690 --> 00:28:04.430 align:middle line:84% there is, folks, a war between good and evil. 00:28:04.430 --> 00:28:07.270 align:middle line:90% There is. 00:28:07.270 --> 00:28:09.710 align:middle line:84% But what are we going to do about it? 00:28:09.710 --> 00:28:11.440 align:middle line:84% We don't run and hide as a nation. 00:28:11.440 --> 00:28:13.480 align:middle line:90% We don't commit cowardly acts. 00:28:13.480 --> 00:28:17.140 align:middle line:84% We'll face it head on, and we'll do it together, 00:28:17.140 --> 00:28:23.920 align:middle line:84% from wherever we hail, whomever we represent. 00:28:23.920 --> 00:28:27.100 align:middle line:84% But we all represent this great United States. 00:28:27.100 --> 00:28:28.930 align:middle line:84% And in this war of good and evil, 00:28:28.930 --> 00:28:34.690 align:middle line:84% we will win, because again, you can't break us. 00:28:34.690 --> 00:28:35.980 align:middle line:90% I know you can feel it. 00:28:35.980 --> 00:28:37.220 align:middle line:90% Each and every one of you. 00:28:37.220 --> 00:28:40.840 align:middle line:84% It's just surging through us at this moment. 00:28:40.840 --> 00:28:46.375 align:middle line:84% With each beat of our heart is our strength and our resolve. 00:28:46.375 --> 00:28:48.910 align:middle line:90% 00:28:48.910 --> 00:28:52.450 align:middle line:84% Everyone knows I'm a student of history. 00:28:52.450 --> 00:28:56.800 align:middle line:84% I can just say, each time we step up, 00:28:56.800 --> 00:28:59.710 align:middle line:84% each time we remember our loved ones from 9/11, 00:28:59.710 --> 00:29:02.200 align:middle line:90% we're making history. 00:29:02.200 --> 00:29:05.260 align:middle line:84% We're showing folks that this is the best nation in the world 00:29:05.260 --> 00:29:06.960 align:middle line:90% and we always will be. 00:29:06.960 --> 00:29:10.360 align:middle line:84% And we will continue to be that in the future. 00:29:10.360 --> 00:29:12.340 align:middle line:90% We will continue to lead. 00:29:12.340 --> 00:29:16.660 align:middle line:84% People will learn from our example. 00:29:16.660 --> 00:29:20.070 align:middle line:84% People will teach from our example. 00:29:20.070 --> 00:29:25.810 align:middle line:84% And that example is that we as a nation are the best. 00:29:25.810 --> 00:29:30.550 align:middle line:84% Love, empathy, care, and respect. 00:29:30.550 --> 00:29:35.980 align:middle line:84% That's what guides us, especially on this great day. 00:29:35.980 --> 00:29:39.710 align:middle line:84% Again, it's an honor to be here with you all. 00:29:39.710 --> 00:29:44.440 align:middle line:84% And I look forward to meeting or revisiting each and every one 00:29:44.440 --> 00:29:48.670 align:middle line:84% of you so we can share thoughts on a personal level, 00:29:48.670 --> 00:29:52.670 align:middle line:84% so we can greet, so we can pass that message on, 00:29:52.670 --> 00:29:57.880 align:middle line:84% that this is a house that can't be broken. 00:29:57.880 --> 00:30:03.520 align:middle line:84% God bless our great citizens of the Commonwealth and God 00:30:03.520 --> 00:30:07.390 align:middle line:84% bless the citizens of the United States. 00:30:07.390 --> 00:30:12.270 align:middle line:84% God bless America, and God bless you all. 00:30:12.270 --> 00:30:14.710 align:middle line:84% God is living with each and every one of us. 00:30:14.710 --> 00:30:17.885 align:middle line:84% And I'm sure with your loved ones, 00:30:17.885 --> 00:30:20.410 align:middle line:84% they're basking in his countenance, 00:30:20.410 --> 00:30:22.690 align:middle line:84% that they're proud that you're here today 00:30:22.690 --> 00:30:25.510 align:middle line:84% and that we are here in this day of remembrance. 00:30:25.510 --> 00:30:26.428 align:middle line:90% Thank you. 00:30:26.428 --> 00:30:29.914 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 00:30:29.914 --> 00:31:26.188 align:middle line:90% 00:31:26.188 --> 00:31:29.176 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC - "FIRE AND RAIN"] 00:31:29.176 --> 00:31:40.220 align:middle line:90% 00:31:40.220 --> 00:31:46.447 align:middle line:84% Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone. 00:31:46.447 --> 00:31:52.660 align:middle line:84% Suzanne, the plans they made put an end to you. 00:31:52.660 --> 00:31:59.210 align:middle line:84% Woke up this morning and I wrote down this song, 00:31:59.210 --> 00:32:02.584 align:middle line:84% I just can't remember who to send it to. 00:32:02.584 --> 00:32:05.488 align:middle line:90% 00:32:05.488 --> 00:32:10.328 align:middle line:84% I've seen fire and I've seen rain. 00:32:10.328 --> 00:32:16.136 align:middle line:84% I've seen sunny days I thought would never end. 00:32:16.136 --> 00:32:22.710 align:middle line:84% I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, 00:32:22.710 --> 00:32:26.369 align:middle line:84% but I always thought that I'd see you again. 00:32:26.369 --> 00:32:34.100 align:middle line:90% 00:32:34.100 --> 00:32:36.980 align:middle line:84% Won't you look down upon me, Jesus, 00:32:36.980 --> 00:32:41.500 align:middle line:84% You've got to help me make a stand. 00:32:41.500 --> 00:32:46.976 align:middle line:84% You've just got to see me through another day. 00:32:46.976 --> 00:32:53.940 align:middle line:84% My body's aching, my time is at hand. 00:32:53.940 --> 00:32:59.939 align:middle line:90% I won't make it any other way. 00:32:59.939 --> 00:33:04.809 align:middle line:84% I've seen fire and I've seen rain. 00:33:04.809 --> 00:33:10.644 align:middle line:84% I've seen sunny days I thought would never end. 00:33:10.644 --> 00:33:16.560 align:middle line:84% I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, 00:33:16.560 --> 00:33:20.701 align:middle line:84% but I always thought that I'd see you again. 00:33:20.701 --> 00:33:32.629 align:middle line:90% 00:33:32.629 --> 00:33:36.108 align:middle line:84% I've been walking my mind to an easy time, 00:33:36.108 --> 00:33:39.587 align:middle line:90% my back turned towards the sun. 00:33:39.587 --> 00:33:42.090 align:middle line:84% Lord knows when a cold wind blows 00:33:42.090 --> 00:33:45.060 align:middle line:90% it'll turn your head around. 00:33:45.060 --> 00:33:48.680 align:middle line:84% Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line 00:33:48.680 --> 00:33:52.152 align:middle line:90% to talk about things to come. 00:33:52.152 --> 00:33:58.600 align:middle line:84% Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground. 00:33:58.600 --> 00:34:03.560 align:middle line:84% I've seen fire and I've seen rain. 00:34:03.560 --> 00:34:09.512 align:middle line:84% I've seen sunny days I thought would never end. 00:34:09.512 --> 00:34:15.960 align:middle line:84% I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend, 00:34:15.960 --> 00:34:20.110 align:middle line:84% but I always thought that I'd see you, baby, 00:34:20.110 --> 00:34:23.582 align:middle line:90% one more time again. 00:34:23.582 --> 00:34:28.046 align:middle line:84% Thought I'd see you one more time again. 00:34:28.046 --> 00:34:33.998 align:middle line:84% Thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now. 00:34:33.998 --> 00:34:38.958 align:middle line:84% Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you, fire and rain, now. 00:34:38.958 --> 00:34:59.294 align:middle line:90% 00:34:59.294 --> 00:35:02.766 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 00:35:02.766 --> 00:35:19.650 align:middle line:90% 00:35:19.650 --> 00:35:21.570 align:middle line:84% We now ask that you please turn your attention 00:35:21.570 --> 00:35:25.095 align:middle line:84% to the screens for the photo montage of our loved ones. 00:35:25.095 --> 00:35:27.720 align:middle line:90% 00:35:27.720 --> 00:35:30.690 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC - "OVER THE RAINBOW"] 00:35:30.690 --> 00:35:53.260 align:middle line:90% 00:35:53.260 --> 00:35:55.450 align:middle line:84% One of my favorite memories of Anna 00:35:55.450 --> 00:35:59.050 align:middle line:84% comes from a time just before September 11, 00:35:59.050 --> 00:36:01.090 align:middle line:84% when we were vacationing together 00:36:01.090 --> 00:36:06.280 align:middle line:84% on an island in Penobscot Bay off the coast of Maine. 00:36:06.280 --> 00:36:10.240 align:middle line:84% I have a picture from that time that I look at and can never 00:36:10.240 --> 00:36:12.010 align:middle line:90% help but feel better. 00:36:12.010 --> 00:36:16.150 align:middle line:84% Her joy is infectious, and I give thanks for that time 00:36:16.150 --> 00:36:17.030 align:middle line:90% we spent together. 00:36:17.030 --> 00:36:37.100 align:middle line:90% 00:36:37.100 --> 00:36:40.660 align:middle line:84% I can really say that she was my best friend, particularly 00:36:40.660 --> 00:36:42.110 align:middle line:90% as we were older. 00:36:42.110 --> 00:36:44.170 align:middle line:84% And because she'd known me for so long, 00:36:44.170 --> 00:36:46.420 align:middle line:90% she really was my touchstone. 00:36:46.420 --> 00:36:48.790 align:middle line:84% I think that's the thing I miss the most. 00:36:48.790 --> 00:37:16.200 align:middle line:90% 00:37:16.200 --> 00:37:18.300 align:middle line:84% On a Saturday morning, he would get up 00:37:18.300 --> 00:37:21.660 align:middle line:84% and he would ask the kids, just give me time to have my coffee 00:37:21.660 --> 00:37:23.820 align:middle line:84% and read The Globe, and then I'm all yours. 00:37:23.820 --> 00:37:26.562 align:middle line:84% And they'd play a game called push daddy off the couch. 00:37:26.562 --> 00:37:28.770 align:middle line:84% And he'd be laying on the couch and all three of them 00:37:28.770 --> 00:37:32.730 align:middle line:84% would pile on him and see what they could do about getting him 00:37:32.730 --> 00:37:33.390 align:middle line:90% off the couch. 00:37:33.390 --> 00:37:35.970 align:middle line:84% And it became a game that they played on a regular basis, 00:37:35.970 --> 00:37:39.450 align:middle line:84% and the laughter in the house would just be unbelievable. 00:37:39.450 --> 00:37:41.430 align:middle line:84% And that's one thing I noticed after Jeff 00:37:41.430 --> 00:37:44.915 align:middle line:84% died that I miss the most was the laughter that he caused. 00:37:44.915 --> 00:38:21.820 align:middle line:90% 00:38:21.820 --> 00:38:25.670 align:middle line:84% He always liked to be in the yard, cutting the grass. 00:38:25.670 --> 00:38:27.090 align:middle line:90% Good old Italian. 00:38:27.090 --> 00:38:30.470 align:middle line:84% He loved to cut the grass, take care of the garden, 00:38:30.470 --> 00:38:32.180 align:middle line:90% and have vegetables. 00:38:32.180 --> 00:38:34.040 align:middle line:90% Not me. 00:38:34.040 --> 00:38:35.000 align:middle line:90% That was his job. 00:38:35.000 --> 00:38:53.350 align:middle line:90% 00:38:53.350 --> 00:38:56.620 align:middle line:84% My brother was such a wonderful, glowing person 00:38:56.620 --> 00:39:01.840 align:middle line:84% and a very caring, compassionate man. 00:39:01.840 --> 00:39:05.290 align:middle line:84% He was volunteering with organizations 00:39:05.290 --> 00:39:08.210 align:middle line:84% like the Corporate Angel Network that 00:39:08.210 --> 00:39:10.630 align:middle line:84% flew cancer patients to treatment 00:39:10.630 --> 00:39:12.355 align:middle line:90% for free on corporate jets. 00:39:12.355 --> 00:39:56.280 align:middle line:90% 00:39:56.280 --> 00:40:00.350 align:middle line:84% The one thing that has stuck with me these past 15 years 00:40:00.350 --> 00:40:03.320 align:middle line:84% is my grandma's last words to me and my brother. 00:40:03.320 --> 00:40:05.960 align:middle line:84% She said, promise me when I'm gone, 00:40:05.960 --> 00:40:07.610 align:middle line:90% you two won't grow up one bit. 00:40:07.610 --> 00:40:21.526 align:middle line:90% 00:40:21.526 --> 00:40:25.005 align:middle line:84% [MUSIC - JOSH GROBAN, "YOU RAISE ME UP"] 00:40:25.005 --> 00:40:51.930 align:middle line:90% 00:40:51.930 --> 00:40:53.430 align:middle line:84% Three months before she died, I had 00:40:53.430 --> 00:40:55.260 align:middle line:84% given birth to my daughter and everyone 00:40:55.260 --> 00:40:56.850 align:middle line:84% thought she was going to be a boy. 00:40:56.850 --> 00:40:59.700 align:middle line:84% So when I had a girl, people were ecstatic. 00:40:59.700 --> 00:41:02.730 align:middle line:84% And my mom was just super, super excited because she finally 00:41:02.730 --> 00:41:05.100 align:middle line:84% got to shop for a little girl, that I 00:41:05.100 --> 00:41:08.130 align:middle line:84% was very adamant that I didn't want Amelia to wear pink. 00:41:08.130 --> 00:41:10.830 align:middle line:84% My dad and I finally got the courage 00:41:10.830 --> 00:41:13.470 align:middle line:90% to open the back of her car. 00:41:13.470 --> 00:41:17.960 align:middle line:84% We found about, I would say, 10 to 12 bags from 00:41:17.960 --> 00:41:19.920 align:middle line:90% Filene's and Macy's. 00:41:19.920 --> 00:41:25.950 align:middle line:84% In each bag were different types of blue dresses for Amelia 00:41:25.950 --> 00:41:28.380 align:middle line:84% because my mom had been stockpiling them. 00:41:28.380 --> 00:42:32.224 align:middle line:90% 00:42:32.224 --> 00:42:37.100 align:middle line:84% My husband Joseph was very engaging and charismatic. 00:42:37.100 --> 00:42:39.610 align:middle line:90% He had the gift of gab. 00:42:39.610 --> 00:42:42.590 align:middle line:84% All these years later, I see him in his kids, 00:42:42.590 --> 00:42:45.560 align:middle line:90% who were his pride and his joy. 00:42:45.560 --> 00:42:48.295 align:middle line:84% His daughter is kind and caring like he was, 00:42:48.295 --> 00:42:52.280 align:middle line:84% while his son can charm a boar with his extemporaneous 00:42:52.280 --> 00:42:54.280 align:middle line:90% and humorous speeches. 00:42:54.280 --> 00:42:57.430 align:middle line:84% We will never forget him, his disarming smile, 00:42:57.430 --> 00:42:58.539 align:middle line:90% and his booming laugh. 00:42:58.539 --> 00:44:03.406 align:middle line:90% 00:44:03.406 --> 00:44:05.900 align:middle line:84% Our family and friends used to joke and ask 00:44:05.900 --> 00:44:07.910 align:middle line:84% if our father was a pilot dressed up 00:44:07.910 --> 00:44:11.130 align:middle line:84% as a farmer or a farmer dressed up as a pilot. 00:44:11.130 --> 00:44:14.310 align:middle line:84% He had his two loves, farming and flying. 00:44:14.310 --> 00:44:16.960 align:middle line:84% Above all else, he loved his girls-- 00:44:16.960 --> 00:44:20.440 align:middle line:84% our mother and my two sisters, Laura and Caroline. 00:44:20.440 --> 00:44:22.470 align:middle line:90% We think about him all the time. 00:44:22.470 --> 00:44:24.890 align:middle line:84% We talk about him and share his stories 00:44:24.890 --> 00:44:27.610 align:middle line:84% and keep his photographs around our homes 00:44:27.610 --> 00:44:29.640 align:middle line:90% so that he's always with us. 00:44:29.640 --> 00:44:33.090 align:middle line:84% He was taken from us, but the memory and legacy he left 00:44:33.090 --> 00:44:34.740 align:middle line:90% is stronger than ever. 00:44:34.740 --> 00:44:36.130 align:middle line:90% He is never far from our hearts. 00:44:36.130 --> 00:45:06.130 align:middle line:90% 00:45:06.130 --> 00:45:09.630 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC - MARIAH CAREY, "HERO"] 00:45:09.630 --> 00:45:16.630 align:middle line:90% 00:45:16.630 --> 00:45:18.310 align:middle line:84% My brother was the person whose advice 00:45:18.310 --> 00:45:20.860 align:middle line:84% I listened to most, because he had gone through it all 00:45:20.860 --> 00:45:22.280 align:middle line:90% and I trusted him. 00:45:22.280 --> 00:45:25.390 align:middle line:84% He was the person who, after a long night of doubt and fear, 00:45:25.390 --> 00:45:27.400 align:middle line:84% helped me see a beautiful sunrise and a glimpse 00:45:27.400 --> 00:45:29.775 align:middle line:84% into heaven to let me know that all was well 00:45:29.775 --> 00:45:30.650 align:middle line:90% with him and his god. 00:45:30.650 --> 00:46:03.080 align:middle line:90% 00:46:03.080 --> 00:46:06.470 align:middle line:84% He traded in his snowboard for Bruno Magli shoes 00:46:06.470 --> 00:46:10.100 align:middle line:84% and his Jerry Garcia shirt for a Brooks Brothers suit. 00:46:10.100 --> 00:46:12.740 align:middle line:84% Matthew's smile was electric, and it 00:46:12.740 --> 00:46:16.418 align:middle line:84% was the first thing everyone noticed when they met him. 00:46:16.418 --> 00:46:32.066 align:middle line:90% 00:46:32.066 --> 00:46:35.000 align:middle line:84% I think one of the last things that Heather and I 00:46:35.000 --> 00:46:39.920 align:middle line:84% did prior to 9/11, we had a project that we were working on 00:46:39.920 --> 00:46:44.180 align:middle line:84% together and it was refurbishing a dollhouse that I 00:46:44.180 --> 00:46:47.350 align:middle line:84% had built for her about 20 years beforehand when 00:46:47.350 --> 00:46:48.730 align:middle line:90% she was a little kid. 00:46:48.730 --> 00:46:52.870 align:middle line:84% It was just a beautiful, I guess you could call it New England 00:46:52.870 --> 00:46:56.180 align:middle line:90% house, when it was all done. 00:46:56.180 --> 00:46:59.270 align:middle line:84% And it was one of the great satisfactions 00:46:59.270 --> 00:47:02.570 align:middle line:84% and one of the best feelings that I think I ever had, 00:47:02.570 --> 00:47:05.990 align:middle line:84% doing it together, working on a house together. 00:47:05.990 --> 00:47:08.150 align:middle line:84% And I think that life just really 00:47:08.150 --> 00:47:11.937 align:middle line:84% doesn't get much better than experiencing times like that. 00:47:11.937 --> 00:48:31.457 align:middle line:90% 00:48:31.457 --> 00:48:34.360 align:middle line:84% The summer after 9/11, we noticed 00:48:34.360 --> 00:48:36.730 align:middle line:84% that my aunt was sending butterflies 00:48:36.730 --> 00:48:39.940 align:middle line:84% and we were able to notice this because our backyard was 00:48:39.940 --> 00:48:41.640 align:middle line:90% filled with hundreds of them. 00:48:41.640 --> 00:48:43.990 align:middle line:84% Only black and yellow butterflies. 00:48:43.990 --> 00:48:47.500 align:middle line:90% I graduated a couple weeks ago. 00:48:47.500 --> 00:48:51.040 align:middle line:84% And out of nowhere, there was nothing anywhere 00:48:51.040 --> 00:48:56.410 align:middle line:84% in the sky except, right about as they began calling names, 00:48:56.410 --> 00:48:59.650 align:middle line:90% a yellow and black butterfly. 00:48:59.650 --> 00:49:03.580 align:middle line:84% And then, my mom told me that it came to her 00:49:03.580 --> 00:49:05.510 align:middle line:90% after it went by me. 00:49:05.510 --> 00:49:07.581 align:middle line:84% Whenever we see the black and yellow butterflies, 00:49:07.581 --> 00:49:08.830 align:middle line:90% we know that they're from her. 00:49:08.830 --> 00:49:29.380 align:middle line:90% 00:49:29.380 --> 00:49:31.525 align:middle line:84% Every year, we come together to honor and present 00:49:31.525 --> 00:49:35.050 align:middle line:84% the Madeline Amy Sweeney Civilian Bravery 00:49:35.050 --> 00:49:37.060 align:middle line:90% Award to a local hero. 00:49:37.060 --> 00:49:39.100 align:middle line:84% At this time, it is my pleasure to welcome 00:49:39.100 --> 00:49:41.830 align:middle line:84% Jacqui Sweeney, Amy's sister-in-law, 00:49:41.830 --> 00:49:44.220 align:middle line:84% to the rostrum to share a special poem. 00:49:44.220 --> 00:49:51.100 align:middle line:90% 00:49:51.100 --> 00:49:53.380 align:middle line:90% Good morning. 00:49:53.380 --> 00:49:55.150 align:middle line:84% My brother Michael would also like 00:49:55.150 --> 00:50:00.220 align:middle line:84% to acknowledge the heroism and bravery of Amy's fellow crew 00:50:00.220 --> 00:50:02.830 align:middle line:90% members on Flight 11. 00:50:02.830 --> 00:50:08.950 align:middle line:84% Captain John Ogonowski, First Officer Thomas McGuinness, 00:50:08.950 --> 00:50:14.500 align:middle line:84% flight attendants Bobbi Arestegui, Jeffrey Collman, 00:50:14.500 --> 00:50:26.350 align:middle line:84% Sara Low, Karen Martin, Kathleen Nicosia, Betty Ong, Jean Roger, 00:50:26.350 --> 00:50:29.260 align:middle line:90% and Dianne Snyder. 00:50:29.260 --> 00:50:35.050 align:middle line:84% The crew acted as a team, looking after each other 00:50:35.050 --> 00:50:36.970 align:middle line:90% and caring for their passengers. 00:50:36.970 --> 00:50:42.680 align:middle line:90% 00:50:42.680 --> 00:50:45.065 align:middle line:84% The following is a Native American prayer. 00:50:45.065 --> 00:50:47.840 align:middle line:90% 00:50:47.840 --> 00:50:51.650 align:middle line:84% "I give you this one thought to keep. 00:50:51.650 --> 00:50:56.210 align:middle line:84% I am with you still, I do not sleep. 00:50:56.210 --> 00:50:59.960 align:middle line:84% I am a thousand winds that blow, I 00:50:59.960 --> 00:51:03.740 align:middle line:90% am the diamond glints on snow. 00:51:03.740 --> 00:51:08.030 align:middle line:84% I am the sunlight on ripened grain, 00:51:08.030 --> 00:51:11.870 align:middle line:90% I am a gentle autumn rain. 00:51:11.870 --> 00:51:16.130 align:middle line:84% When you awaken in the morning's hush, 00:51:16.130 --> 00:51:22.070 align:middle line:84% I am the swift, uplifting rush of quiet birds 00:51:22.070 --> 00:51:24.830 align:middle line:90% in circled flight. 00:51:24.830 --> 00:51:29.480 align:middle line:84% I am the soft stars that shine at night. 00:51:29.480 --> 00:51:35.210 align:middle line:84% Do not think of me as gone, I am with you still 00:51:35.210 --> 00:51:38.965 align:middle line:90% in each new dawn." 00:51:38.965 --> 00:51:40.945 align:middle line:90% (WHISPERING) Thank you, Jacqui. 00:51:40.945 --> 00:51:46.400 align:middle line:90% 00:51:46.400 --> 00:51:48.010 align:middle line:90% Thank you very much, Jacqui. 00:51:48.010 --> 00:51:50.251 align:middle line:84% I would now like to welcome Lieutenant Governor Karyn 00:51:50.251 --> 00:51:50.750 align:middle line:90% Polito. 00:51:50.750 --> 00:51:54.860 align:middle line:90% 00:51:54.860 --> 00:51:57.440 align:middle line:84% Thank you, Jacqui, beautiful words 00:51:57.440 --> 00:52:03.410 align:middle line:84% and to recognize the flight attendants on that morning. 00:52:03.410 --> 00:52:06.810 align:middle line:84% And I speak on behalf of Governor Baker, First Lady 00:52:06.810 --> 00:52:11.720 align:middle line:84% Lauren Baker, our Speaker DeLeo, Mayor Walsh, Attorney General 00:52:11.720 --> 00:52:15.290 align:middle line:84% Maura Healy, Secretary Bennett and state 00:52:15.290 --> 00:52:19.010 align:middle line:84% how grateful we are to the committee, 00:52:19.010 --> 00:52:23.630 align:middle line:84% to the families for holding this tradition every year 00:52:23.630 --> 00:52:27.440 align:middle line:84% to bring us together to this State House. 00:52:27.440 --> 00:52:32.090 align:middle line:84% From the steps where the family gathers to speak 00:52:32.090 --> 00:52:34.490 align:middle line:90% the name of your loved one. 00:52:34.490 --> 00:52:37.280 align:middle line:84% And when we hear you do that, it's 00:52:37.280 --> 00:52:42.260 align:middle line:84% evident that the pain is still very real in your hearts 00:52:42.260 --> 00:52:44.350 align:middle line:90% and in your lives. 00:52:44.350 --> 00:52:48.410 align:middle line:84% And to coming into this room, this House Chamber, 00:52:48.410 --> 00:52:52.920 align:middle line:84% and to see the pictures of your sisters, your brothers, 00:52:52.920 --> 00:52:56.405 align:middle line:84% your mothers, your fathers, your aunts, 00:52:56.405 --> 00:53:00.980 align:middle line:84% your uncles brings you back to that very moment 00:53:00.980 --> 00:53:04.640 align:middle line:84% that that day began 16 years ago. 00:53:04.640 --> 00:53:09.800 align:middle line:84% And when we come to this room with you, 00:53:09.800 --> 00:53:12.980 align:middle line:90% we come to honor them. 00:53:12.980 --> 00:53:16.550 align:middle line:84% And we are so inspired by the work 00:53:16.550 --> 00:53:20.720 align:middle line:84% that you've been able to do over these years by remembering 00:53:20.720 --> 00:53:26.540 align:middle line:84% them, honoring them, bringing their stories to classrooms, 00:53:26.540 --> 00:53:30.200 align:middle line:84% setting up foundations, raising dollars 00:53:30.200 --> 00:53:32.270 align:middle line:84% to continue to strengthen the communities 00:53:32.270 --> 00:53:34.730 align:middle line:90% across this Commonwealth. 00:53:34.730 --> 00:53:40.760 align:middle line:84% But what I see in those pictures is just utter joy. 00:53:40.760 --> 00:53:46.160 align:middle line:84% People among us that were just living life the way we do. 00:53:46.160 --> 00:53:50.540 align:middle line:84% Getting up, going to work, loving their jobs, 00:53:50.540 --> 00:53:52.850 align:middle line:84% thinking about their kids all day 00:53:52.850 --> 00:53:55.320 align:middle line:90% long, because that's what we do. 00:53:55.320 --> 00:53:59.240 align:middle line:84% And just giving and living what the American way of life 00:53:59.240 --> 00:54:01.010 align:middle line:90% is all about. 00:54:01.010 --> 00:54:06.190 align:middle line:84% But on that very day, all the joy in your life 00:54:06.190 --> 00:54:09.540 align:middle line:90% was sucked out of you. 00:54:09.540 --> 00:54:12.200 align:middle line:84% And as much as Superintendent-In-Chief Gross 00:54:12.200 --> 00:54:15.660 align:middle line:84% said, we cannot take them back to us. 00:54:15.660 --> 00:54:18.530 align:middle line:84% But what we can do is honor who they 00:54:18.530 --> 00:54:23.570 align:middle line:84% are by living our lives the way they would expect us to do. 00:54:23.570 --> 00:54:26.810 align:middle line:84% I want to state clearly that it's been such an honor 00:54:26.810 --> 00:54:29.150 align:middle line:84% to get to know the Sweeney family. 00:54:29.150 --> 00:54:32.810 align:middle line:84% Jack and Anna, there's no doubt in my mind 00:54:32.810 --> 00:54:36.750 align:middle line:84% that your mother would be very proud of you. 00:54:36.750 --> 00:54:39.091 align:middle line:84% I want to thank the Superintendent for his words 00:54:39.091 --> 00:54:39.590 align:middle line:90% today. 00:54:39.590 --> 00:54:45.260 align:middle line:84% He is just one walking hug, and a hug that we certainly 00:54:45.260 --> 00:54:48.200 align:middle line:90% enjoy having around us today. 00:54:48.200 --> 00:54:51.530 align:middle line:84% And as he wears the uniform so proudly, 00:54:51.530 --> 00:54:55.070 align:middle line:84% he represents the men and the women who wear the uniform 00:54:55.070 --> 00:54:58.760 align:middle line:84% and get up and go to their jobs to protect and serve us 00:54:58.760 --> 00:55:00.350 align:middle line:90% in this Commonwealth. 00:55:00.350 --> 00:55:04.730 align:middle line:84% And he reminds us of the men and women on 9/11, 00:55:04.730 --> 00:55:07.490 align:middle line:84% who responded in the way that they 00:55:07.490 --> 00:55:12.890 align:middle line:84% do to try to save lives and bring order to the world that 00:55:12.890 --> 00:55:15.260 align:middle line:84% was so upside down on that day and continues 00:55:15.260 --> 00:55:18.500 align:middle line:90% to be so in many ways. 00:55:18.500 --> 00:55:22.260 align:middle line:84% And as we gather now, 16 years later, we remember. 00:55:22.260 --> 00:55:26.240 align:middle line:84% And as the poems read today, we will always remember. 00:55:26.240 --> 00:55:32.180 align:middle line:84% And we will continue to remember what individuals 00:55:32.180 --> 00:55:36.560 align:middle line:84% did on that day to try to take something so chaotic and so 00:55:36.560 --> 00:55:39.840 align:middle line:90% terrible and to make it right. 00:55:39.840 --> 00:55:42.140 align:middle line:84% And that's why we are honored to be 00:55:42.140 --> 00:55:47.990 align:middle line:84% able to celebrate one of those individuals, Madeline Amy 00:55:47.990 --> 00:55:51.560 align:middle line:84% Sweeney, as you refer to her as Amy, 00:55:51.560 --> 00:55:56.210 align:middle line:84% and the character and bravery that her actions embodied. 00:55:56.210 --> 00:55:59.060 align:middle line:84% Amy, as you know, was an American Airlines Flight 00:55:59.060 --> 00:56:03.260 align:middle line:84% attendant-- a job of 14 years that she loved-- 00:56:03.260 --> 00:56:05.750 align:middle line:90% from Acton Massachusetts. 00:56:05.750 --> 00:56:10.340 align:middle line:84% And she was working on that Flight 11 on that fateful day 00:56:10.340 --> 00:56:12.740 align:middle line:84% when the first plane was hijacked and flown 00:56:12.740 --> 00:56:14.980 align:middle line:84% into the World Trade Center Towers. 00:56:14.980 --> 00:56:17.000 align:middle line:84% And today, as we say those words, 00:56:17.000 --> 00:56:20.990 align:middle line:84% it's still shocking to all of us that that even happened 00:56:20.990 --> 00:56:23.210 align:middle line:90% in the history of our country. 00:56:23.210 --> 00:56:26.510 align:middle line:84% And prior to that moment though, Amy 00:56:26.510 --> 00:56:31.730 align:middle line:84% conveyed critical information about the five hijackers 00:56:31.730 --> 00:56:36.770 align:middle line:84% to the ground crew, including physical descriptions, seating 00:56:36.770 --> 00:56:40.850 align:middle line:84% assignments, and their actions aboard as the plane 00:56:40.850 --> 00:56:42.690 align:middle line:90% approached New York. 00:56:42.690 --> 00:56:47.430 align:middle line:84% That took an extraordinary, calm, level-headed, 00:56:47.430 --> 00:56:52.190 align:middle line:84% well-reasoned thinking person to do that. 00:56:52.190 --> 00:56:55.130 align:middle line:84% And the information was invaluable in the aftermath 00:56:55.130 --> 00:56:58.610 align:middle line:84% to follow and investigations of the tragic events 00:56:58.610 --> 00:57:03.200 align:middle line:84% that took place that took almost 3,000 lives. 00:57:03.200 --> 00:57:07.460 align:middle line:84% And it is for Amy's selfless, heroic actions, 00:57:07.460 --> 00:57:11.630 align:middle line:84% and the memory of all those lost on September 11, 2001, 00:57:11.630 --> 00:57:13.580 align:middle line:84% that a special award was established 00:57:13.580 --> 00:57:16.160 align:middle line:84% by our Massachusetts State Legislature. 00:57:16.160 --> 00:57:21.020 align:middle line:84% There's a law on our books that is directing all of us 00:57:21.020 --> 00:57:24.680 align:middle line:84% to honor Amy and all of those on 9/11. 00:57:24.680 --> 00:57:28.150 align:middle line:84% And they created this in 2002, in her name, 00:57:28.150 --> 00:57:33.350 align:middle line:84% for civilian bravery, to be presented always on this day. 00:57:33.350 --> 00:57:37.340 align:middle line:84% And there are certain things that the committee needs 00:57:37.340 --> 00:57:44.000 align:middle line:84% to think of when choosing who to award this special honor to, 00:57:44.000 --> 00:57:47.870 align:middle line:84% and these are the things that they take into consideration. 00:57:47.870 --> 00:57:54.080 align:middle line:84% Extraordinary courage, bravery, and heroism. 00:57:54.080 --> 00:57:58.520 align:middle line:84% And a key phrase, without regard for their own safety. 00:57:58.520 --> 00:58:00.870 align:middle line:84% Without regard for their own safety, 00:58:00.870 --> 00:58:04.730 align:middle line:90% and in an effort to save others. 00:58:04.730 --> 00:58:10.640 align:middle line:84% The Sweeney Award Committee members, Alyse Mazzerole, 00:58:10.640 --> 00:58:16.010 align:middle line:84% Middleton Police Chief James Digianvittorio, 00:58:16.010 --> 00:58:18.770 align:middle line:84% Rick Delorie, Wellesley's Fire Chief, 00:58:18.770 --> 00:58:21.260 align:middle line:84% Senator Michael Moore, Richard Ross, 00:58:21.260 --> 00:58:22.820 align:middle line:84% Representative David Muradian, who 00:58:22.820 --> 00:58:28.250 align:middle line:84% is here today, Representative Jose Tosada, Carlos Arrendondo, 00:58:28.250 --> 00:58:32.240 align:middle line:84% and Paul Antonio, the 2012 award winner, 00:58:32.240 --> 00:58:35.030 align:middle line:84% reviewed a number of nominations. 00:58:35.030 --> 00:58:38.270 align:middle line:84% I want to thank Representative Paul Tucker for your nomination 00:58:38.270 --> 00:58:41.960 align:middle line:84% and for being here today, because it 00:58:41.960 --> 00:58:50.030 align:middle line:84% is a special individual who we honor today for what he did. 00:58:50.030 --> 00:58:54.520 align:middle line:84% And it is with my honor, on behalf of the committee 00:58:54.520 --> 00:58:56.900 align:middle line:84% and on behalf of the Sweeney family, 00:58:56.900 --> 00:59:00.740 align:middle line:84% to announce that this individual, his name 00:59:00.740 --> 00:59:02.900 align:middle line:90% is Jaydon Dancy. 00:59:02.900 --> 00:59:06.650 align:middle line:84% Jaydon Dancy, on August 19, 2016, 00:59:06.650 --> 00:59:09.500 align:middle line:90% was 10 years old, of Salem. 00:59:09.500 --> 00:59:11.450 align:middle line:84% He was playing on the waterfront area 00:59:11.450 --> 00:59:13.910 align:middle line:84% of Palmer Cove on a playground when 00:59:13.910 --> 00:59:19.190 align:middle line:84% he saw a kayaker in the distance, in the water, 00:59:19.190 --> 00:59:21.470 align:middle line:90% about 30 feet offshore. 00:59:21.470 --> 00:59:28.130 align:middle line:84% And the kayaker was in distress, he was laying over his kayak. 00:59:28.130 --> 00:59:31.940 align:middle line:84% And Jaydon was with another woman, a little older. 00:59:31.940 --> 00:59:34.130 align:middle line:84% And they both went into the water, the woman 00:59:34.130 --> 00:59:36.980 align:middle line:84% at knee height, but Jaydon continued 00:59:36.980 --> 00:59:39.800 align:middle line:90% to go further into the water. 00:59:39.800 --> 00:59:43.610 align:middle line:84% He went so far out, it was obviously above his head. 00:59:43.610 --> 00:59:45.680 align:middle line:84% And he was able to grab hold of the man 00:59:45.680 --> 00:59:50.810 align:middle line:84% and together, was able to pull him into the shoreline 00:59:50.810 --> 00:59:53.770 align:middle line:84% where the woman was able to assist him at that point. 00:59:53.770 --> 00:59:56.750 align:middle line:84% Police, fire, and EMS arrived shortly thereafter 00:59:56.750 --> 00:59:59.600 align:middle line:84% and despite life saving medical intervention, 00:59:59.600 --> 01:00:02.210 align:middle line:84% the man succumbed to the medical episode 01:00:02.210 --> 01:00:04.770 align:middle line:90% which had caused his accident. 01:00:04.770 --> 01:00:09.590 align:middle line:84% But Jaydon responded without regard to himself, 01:00:09.590 --> 01:00:14.480 align:middle line:84% to aid this man in an instant, without thinking, 01:00:14.480 --> 01:00:17.000 align:middle line:84% second-guessing, without calling for the older woman 01:00:17.000 --> 01:00:18.020 align:middle line:90% to come with him. 01:00:18.020 --> 01:00:21.530 align:middle line:84% He went, and he tried his very best 01:00:21.530 --> 01:00:25.920 align:middle line:84% to take a larger, older man into a place of safety. 01:00:25.920 --> 01:00:28.850 align:middle line:84% He was honored in front of his entire school, the Carlton 01:00:28.850 --> 01:00:32.270 align:middle line:84% Innovation School, in October for his heroic actions 01:00:32.270 --> 01:00:34.610 align:middle line:84% by the Salem Police and the Salem 01:00:34.610 --> 01:00:38.070 align:middle line:84% Fire Departments, along with local and state leaders, 01:00:38.070 --> 01:00:39.950 align:middle line:90% including Representative Tucker. 01:00:39.950 --> 01:00:41.720 align:middle line:84% He was also honored by the American Red 01:00:41.720 --> 01:00:46.940 align:middle line:84% Cross this past March in the category of Selfless 01:00:46.940 --> 01:00:49.940 align:middle line:90% Acts by Youth Heroes. 01:00:49.940 --> 01:00:52.970 align:middle line:84% And throughout this time, Jaydon was so humble 01:00:52.970 --> 01:00:55.640 align:middle line:84% about his bravery, and his family and his community 01:00:55.640 --> 01:00:58.940 align:middle line:90% were incredibly proud of him. 01:00:58.940 --> 01:01:03.230 align:middle line:84% And in a conversation that I recently had with his mom, 01:01:03.230 --> 01:01:06.230 align:middle line:84% that's one thing that she kept saying about Jaydon 01:01:06.230 --> 01:01:11.660 align:middle line:84% How calm and humble and quiet he was about his work that day. 01:01:11.660 --> 01:01:16.460 align:middle line:84% Tragically, Jaydon died in an accident 01:01:16.460 --> 01:01:21.500 align:middle line:84% on June 9th of this year when he crossed an active commuter rail 01:01:21.500 --> 01:01:23.762 align:middle line:90% line to retrieve his bicycle. 01:01:23.762 --> 01:01:27.000 align:middle line:90% 01:01:27.000 --> 01:01:30.750 align:middle line:84% The city of Salem and all who knew him and strangers 01:01:30.750 --> 01:01:33.150 align:middle line:90% alike mourned his loss. 01:01:33.150 --> 01:01:37.200 align:middle line:84% But we are comforted in some small measure 01:01:37.200 --> 01:01:41.010 align:middle line:84% by remembering his selfless and heroic act at Palmer 01:01:41.010 --> 01:01:44.820 align:middle line:90% Cove on that August day. 01:01:44.820 --> 01:01:47.810 align:middle line:84% And while he has passed on from this life, 01:01:47.810 --> 01:01:49.650 align:middle line:84% Jaydon continues to serve as the role 01:01:49.650 --> 01:01:54.540 align:middle line:84% model he was in life to his fellow classmates 01:01:54.540 --> 01:02:00.120 align:middle line:84% and to all of us in this great Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 01:02:00.120 --> 01:02:02.520 align:middle line:84% It is an honor, on behalf of the Committee, 01:02:02.520 --> 01:02:06.780 align:middle line:84% on behalf of all of us and the Sweeney family 01:02:06.780 --> 01:02:11.670 align:middle line:84% to recognize Michelle Dancy, his mother, who 01:02:11.670 --> 01:02:16.710 align:middle line:84% I'd like to have come forward to accept the award on behalf 01:02:16.710 --> 01:02:18.450 align:middle line:90% of her son. 01:02:18.450 --> 01:02:21.870 align:middle line:84% And you should also know that Michelle is a public servant 01:02:21.870 --> 01:02:23.130 align:middle line:90% in her own right. 01:02:23.130 --> 01:02:26.550 align:middle line:84% Over 30 years, case manager, at our Department 01:02:26.550 --> 01:02:28.020 align:middle line:90% of Mental Health. 01:02:28.020 --> 01:02:31.380 align:middle line:84% Please come forward, Michelle, and receive this award 01:02:31.380 --> 01:02:35.334 align:middle line:84% on behalf of your beautiful, heroic, and courageous son. 01:02:35.334 --> 01:02:38.778 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 01:02:38.778 --> 01:02:57.474 align:middle line:90% 01:02:57.474 --> 01:02:58.950 align:middle line:90% Thank you, everybody. 01:02:58.950 --> 01:03:07.360 align:middle line:90% 01:03:07.360 --> 01:03:09.730 align:middle line:90% Thank you so much. 01:03:09.730 --> 01:03:13.570 align:middle line:84% I can't express how honored I am to accept the Madeline Amy 01:03:13.570 --> 01:03:18.370 align:middle line:84% Sweeney award on behalf of my beloved son, Jaydon. 01:03:18.370 --> 01:03:22.330 align:middle line:84% I know that Jaydon is with all of us today in spirit. 01:03:22.330 --> 01:03:25.270 align:middle line:84% He is proud to be recognized for his bravery in such 01:03:25.270 --> 01:03:27.100 align:middle line:90% a special way. 01:03:27.100 --> 01:03:30.670 align:middle line:84% When Jaydon instinctively jumped into the water that day, 01:03:30.670 --> 01:03:33.340 align:middle line:84% he never expected to be awarded for simply doing 01:03:33.340 --> 01:03:35.560 align:middle line:90% what he felt he had to do. 01:03:35.560 --> 01:03:39.430 align:middle line:84% He was very modest about his courageous act. 01:03:39.430 --> 01:03:43.060 align:middle line:84% Jaydon was a compassionate, peace-loving boy. 01:03:43.060 --> 01:03:46.420 align:middle line:84% His friends described him as a hero and a gift 01:03:46.420 --> 01:03:51.310 align:middle line:84% from heaven, who accepted everyone for who they are. 01:03:51.310 --> 01:03:54.070 align:middle line:84% It is so touching that such a young person 01:03:54.070 --> 01:03:56.560 align:middle line:84% was selected to receive this distinctive award. 01:03:56.560 --> 01:03:59.290 align:middle line:90% 01:03:59.290 --> 01:04:02.560 align:middle line:84% My hope is to find a way to help more young people 01:04:02.560 --> 01:04:05.020 align:middle line:84% in our community to be recognized 01:04:05.020 --> 01:04:08.050 align:middle line:90% for everyday acts of kindness. 01:04:08.050 --> 01:04:09.888 align:middle line:90% Thank you so much. 01:04:09.888 --> 01:04:12.383 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 01:04:12.383 --> 01:04:17.373 align:middle line:90% [SIDE CONVERSATION] 01:04:17.373 --> 01:04:38.350 align:middle line:90% 01:04:38.350 --> 01:04:40.393 align:middle line:84% Please remain standing as we pray. 01:04:40.393 --> 01:04:48.620 align:middle line:90% 01:04:48.620 --> 01:04:52.460 align:middle line:84% God of all peoples and of all nations, 01:04:52.460 --> 01:04:56.930 align:middle line:84% we humbly call out to you on this most sacred of days. 01:04:56.930 --> 01:05:02.030 align:middle line:84% As we commemorate those who are now eternally in your care, 01:05:02.030 --> 01:05:03.800 align:middle line:84% and as we hold dear in our hearts, 01:05:03.800 --> 01:05:06.950 align:middle line:84% their families and friends who continue 01:05:06.950 --> 01:05:12.230 align:middle line:84% to mourn the loss of loved ones who perished because hate, 01:05:12.230 --> 01:05:16.700 align:middle line:84% terror, and evil took innocent lives 01:05:16.700 --> 01:05:21.230 align:middle line:84% and imparted sorrow upon grieving souls. 01:05:21.230 --> 01:05:23.870 align:middle line:84% Our nation pauses this day with bended knees 01:05:23.870 --> 01:05:28.520 align:middle line:84% and bowed heads to offer our prayers to you for those 01:05:28.520 --> 01:05:31.960 align:middle line:84% who have gone before us so unjustly 01:05:31.960 --> 01:05:36.830 align:middle line:84% and to beg your consolation, comfort, and strength 01:05:36.830 --> 01:05:42.600 align:middle line:84% for those who remain vigilant in keeping alive their memories. 01:05:42.600 --> 01:05:47.270 align:middle line:84% Especially by reassuring them that your love and mercy 01:05:47.270 --> 01:05:52.070 align:middle line:84% swiftly brought the fallen to lasting peace. 01:05:52.070 --> 01:05:57.950 align:middle line:84% And to this prayer we add Jaydon, his mother, his family, 01:05:57.950 --> 01:06:01.040 align:middle line:90% and his friends. 01:06:01.040 --> 01:06:04.210 align:middle line:84% As well, we who seek to honor the last distressing 01:06:04.210 --> 01:06:09.330 align:middle line:84% breaths and cries for help of those who died 01:06:09.330 --> 01:06:13.130 align:middle line:84% and of those who weep because of the events of September 11, 01:06:13.130 --> 01:06:15.650 align:middle line:90% 2001. 01:06:15.650 --> 01:06:18.830 align:middle line:84% Breaths and cries which have been permanently 01:06:18.830 --> 01:06:23.100 align:middle line:84% imprinted upon the soul of our nation. 01:06:23.100 --> 01:06:25.520 align:middle line:84% Breaths and cries which compelled 01:06:25.520 --> 01:06:29.900 align:middle line:84% the courageous to run swiftly to their aid. 01:06:29.900 --> 01:06:33.020 align:middle line:84% We do so by humbly begging your grace 01:06:33.020 --> 01:06:37.250 align:middle line:84% to empower the final breaths and cries of our sisters 01:06:37.250 --> 01:06:41.450 align:middle line:84% and brothers, to speak to us today, 01:06:41.450 --> 01:06:45.110 align:middle line:84% and to strengthen our undying commitment 01:06:45.110 --> 01:06:48.920 align:middle line:84% to defend the freedom, liberty, and rights that you, Almighty 01:06:48.920 --> 01:06:53.090 align:middle line:84% God, have breathed into the human person 01:06:53.090 --> 01:06:55.650 align:middle line:90% from the dawn of creation. 01:06:55.650 --> 01:07:00.350 align:middle line:84% And to clearly speak with one voice, our firm resolve 01:07:00.350 --> 01:07:03.710 align:middle line:84% to establish in our global community 01:07:03.710 --> 01:07:08.540 align:middle line:84% the lasting peace, justice, and equality you have always 01:07:08.540 --> 01:07:13.970 align:middle line:84% intended for us and to encourage every people of every nation 01:07:13.970 --> 01:07:16.910 align:middle line:90% to do the same. 01:07:16.910 --> 01:07:19.640 align:middle line:84% In the spirit, gracious God, we pray 01:07:19.640 --> 01:07:21.680 align:middle line:84% that our nation will be a glorious shining 01:07:21.680 --> 01:07:30.470 align:middle line:84% light of equality, acceptance, welcome, understanding, love, 01:07:30.470 --> 01:07:35.150 align:middle line:84% mercy, hope, promise, and compassion for all 01:07:35.150 --> 01:07:38.640 align:middle line:84% who are blessed to call our nation home. 01:07:38.640 --> 01:07:42.020 align:middle line:84% And for all who seek to unite with the bond of one 01:07:42.020 --> 01:07:46.850 align:middle line:84% people formed from the ancestries of many 01:07:46.850 --> 01:07:49.730 align:middle line:84% by first establishing in our midst, 01:07:49.730 --> 01:07:53.000 align:middle line:84% from sea to shining sea, what we seek 01:07:53.000 --> 01:07:56.510 align:middle line:90% for all the world's nations. 01:07:56.510 --> 01:07:59.650 align:middle line:84% Particularly, by profoundly rejecting 01:07:59.650 --> 01:08:04.570 align:middle line:84% the temptation of prejudice, bigotry, and fear which 01:08:04.570 --> 01:08:08.680 align:middle line:84% too often condemn others unfairly and contribute 01:08:08.680 --> 01:08:12.880 align:middle line:84% to divisions among the varied religions, cultures, language, 01:08:12.880 --> 01:08:16.680 align:middle line:90% and ways of life of your people. 01:08:16.680 --> 01:08:19.490 align:middle line:84% And for those of any land who live 01:08:19.490 --> 01:08:22.069 align:middle line:84% under the injustices of a tyranny, 01:08:22.069 --> 01:08:25.109 align:middle line:84% the gripping clause of persecution, 01:08:25.109 --> 01:08:29.340 align:middle line:84% the lack of religious freedom, the dehumanizing realities 01:08:29.340 --> 01:08:34.470 align:middle line:84% of poverty, hunger, lacking basic necessities of life, 01:08:34.470 --> 01:08:38.350 align:middle line:84% the uncaring indifference that can be in our world. 01:08:38.350 --> 01:08:41.399 align:middle line:84% Anyone who knows any affront to the dignity 01:08:41.399 --> 01:08:45.600 align:middle line:84% of the human person, we ask that you reassure them 01:08:45.600 --> 01:08:48.960 align:middle line:84% of your providential care and our promise 01:08:48.960 --> 01:08:53.640 align:middle line:84% to never cease caring for them with the same love and devotion 01:08:53.640 --> 01:08:55.979 align:middle line:84% we have for those who have died so 01:08:55.979 --> 01:09:03.410 align:middle line:84% tragically because of the attack this day shall never forget. 01:09:03.410 --> 01:09:08.630 align:middle line:84% Finally, the Lord of all, keep safe and protect from harm 01:09:08.630 --> 01:09:13.399 align:middle line:84% those who valiantly defend our freedoms, protect our lands, 01:09:13.399 --> 01:09:17.060 align:middle line:84% and serve the people of our country every day 01:09:17.060 --> 01:09:21.229 align:middle line:84% in cities and towns throughout our nation. 01:09:21.229 --> 01:09:23.210 align:middle line:84% Compel our national and local leaders 01:09:23.210 --> 01:09:28.550 align:middle line:84% to strive unselfishly for the welfare and common good 01:09:28.550 --> 01:09:34.510 align:middle line:84% of every person who lives under the banner of our freedom. 01:09:34.510 --> 01:09:37.430 align:middle line:84% And we pray particularly, and especially today, 01:09:37.430 --> 01:09:42.069 align:middle line:84% for those most in need, and we call out you 01:09:42.069 --> 01:09:45.840 align:middle line:84% on behalf of our brothers and sisters 01:09:45.840 --> 01:09:49.270 align:middle line:84% who have known devastation from the hurricanes 01:09:49.270 --> 01:09:52.590 align:middle line:90% and all natural disasters. 01:09:52.590 --> 01:09:55.050 align:middle line:84% Help us to give them a share of the blessing, 01:09:55.050 --> 01:09:57.780 align:middle line:84% the generous portion of your aid and comfort 01:09:57.780 --> 01:10:01.550 align:middle line:90% you bestow upon us every day. 01:10:01.550 --> 01:10:04.460 align:middle line:84% For all these prayers and intentions 01:10:04.460 --> 01:10:11.105 align:middle line:84% we call out through your holy name, Lord, forever and ever. 01:10:11.105 --> 01:10:12.090 align:middle line:90% Amen. 01:10:12.090 --> 01:10:12.590 align:middle line:90% Amen. 01:10:12.590 --> 01:10:49.914 align:middle line:90% 01:10:49.914 --> 01:10:50.705 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC - "RISE UP"] 01:10:50.705 --> 01:10:56.920 align:middle line:84% You're broken down and tired of living life 01:10:56.920 --> 01:10:59.585 align:middle line:90% on a merry-go-round. 01:10:59.585 --> 01:11:05.720 align:middle line:84% And you can't find a fighter, but I see it in you 01:11:05.720 --> 01:11:14.280 align:middle line:84% so we gonna walk it out and move mountains. 01:11:14.280 --> 01:11:22.946 align:middle line:84% We gonna walk it out and move mountains. 01:11:22.946 --> 01:11:27.428 align:middle line:84% And I'll rise up, I'll rise like the day. 01:11:27.428 --> 01:11:31.412 align:middle line:90% I'll rise up, rise unafraid. 01:11:31.412 --> 01:11:38.882 align:middle line:84% I'll rise up, and I'll do it a thousand times again. 01:11:38.882 --> 01:11:42.866 align:middle line:84% And I'll rise up, high like the waves, 01:11:42.866 --> 01:11:46.850 align:middle line:84% I'll rise up, in spite of the ache. 01:11:46.850 --> 01:11:58.802 align:middle line:84% I'll rise up, and I'll do it a thousand times again for you, 01:11:58.802 --> 01:12:06.770 align:middle line:90% you, you, for you. 01:12:06.770 --> 01:12:11.340 align:middle line:90% 01:12:11.340 --> 01:12:15.180 align:middle line:84% And the silence isn't quiet and it 01:12:15.180 --> 01:12:18.826 align:middle line:84% feels like it's getting harder to breathe. 01:12:18.826 --> 01:12:23.750 align:middle line:84% And I know you feel like dying, but I promise you, 01:12:23.750 --> 01:12:26.071 align:middle line:84% we'll take the world to its feet. 01:12:26.071 --> 01:12:40.283 align:middle line:84% Move mountains, we gonna walk it out and move mountains. 01:12:40.283 --> 01:12:44.275 align:middle line:84% And we'll rise up, rise like the day. 01:12:44.275 --> 01:12:48.267 align:middle line:90% We'll rise up, rise unafraid. 01:12:48.267 --> 01:12:55.752 align:middle line:84% We'll rise up, and we'll do it a thousand times again. 01:12:55.752 --> 01:12:59.744 align:middle line:84% We'll rise up, high like the waves. 01:12:59.744 --> 01:13:03.736 align:middle line:84% We'll rise up, instead of the ache. 01:13:03.736 --> 01:13:15.213 align:middle line:84% We'll rise up, and we'll do it a thousand times again for you, 01:13:15.213 --> 01:13:23.696 align:middle line:90% for you, you, for you. 01:13:23.696 --> 01:13:27.688 align:middle line:90% 01:13:27.688 --> 01:13:33.676 align:middle line:84% All we need, all we need is hope. 01:13:33.676 --> 01:13:38.167 align:middle line:84% And for that we have each other, and for that we 01:13:38.167 --> 01:13:43.656 align:middle line:90% have each other, yeah. 01:13:43.656 --> 01:13:53.137 align:middle line:84% We will rise, we will rise, and we will rise up, oh. 01:13:53.137 --> 01:13:57.628 align:middle line:90% We'll rise. 01:13:57.628 --> 01:14:01.338 align:middle line:90% I'll rise up, rise like the day. 01:14:01.338 --> 01:14:06.318 align:middle line:84% I'll rise up, instead of the ache. 01:14:06.318 --> 01:14:12.595 align:middle line:84% I will rise a thousand times again. 01:14:12.595 --> 01:14:16.587 align:middle line:84% And we'll rise up, high like the waves. 01:14:16.587 --> 01:14:20.080 align:middle line:84% We'll rise up, instead of the ache. 01:14:20.080 --> 01:14:31.557 align:middle line:84% We'll rise up, and we'll do it a thousand times again for you, 01:14:31.557 --> 01:14:39.541 align:middle line:90% you, you, for you. 01:14:39.541 --> 01:14:46.527 align:middle line:90% 01:14:46.527 --> 01:14:59.814 align:middle line:84% We'll rise, we'll rise, we'll rise for you, for you. 01:14:59.814 --> 01:15:05.270 align:middle line:90% 01:15:05.270 --> 01:15:08.742 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 01:15:08.742 --> 01:15:17.700 align:middle line:90% 01:15:17.700 --> 01:15:19.680 align:middle line:84% Before we conclude today's program, 01:15:19.680 --> 01:15:21.840 align:middle line:84% I also would like to recognize some folks who 01:15:21.840 --> 01:15:24.750 align:middle line:84% I should have recognized a little bit earlier. 01:15:24.750 --> 01:15:26.940 align:middle line:84% We have our Boston Fire Commissioner Joe 01:15:26.940 --> 01:15:31.470 align:middle line:84% Finn, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Urena, 01:15:31.470 --> 01:15:35.400 align:middle line:84% we have the Veterans Commissioner 01:15:35.400 --> 01:15:38.550 align:middle line:84% from the city of Boston Sterling. 01:15:38.550 --> 01:15:41.820 align:middle line:84% We also have with us representatives Tucker, Wong, 01:15:41.820 --> 01:15:46.700 align:middle line:84% Muradian, Tom Walsh, David Nangle, Senator Ross, 01:15:46.700 --> 01:15:51.160 align:middle line:84% and representative Donato here as well. 01:15:51.160 --> 01:15:54.060 align:middle line:90% This concludes our program. 01:15:54.060 --> 01:15:57.750 align:middle line:84% On behalf of the Massachusetts 9/11 families, 01:15:57.750 --> 01:16:00.660 align:middle line:90% we thank you for coming. 01:16:00.660 --> 01:16:03.030 align:middle line:84% As I stand at this rostrum and as I stand here 01:16:03.030 --> 01:16:06.330 align:middle line:84% each and every year and I look out 01:16:06.330 --> 01:16:09.690 align:middle line:84% and I can see some of the grief and the tears, 01:16:09.690 --> 01:16:13.590 align:middle line:84% I wish I could say something or do something 01:16:13.590 --> 01:16:16.210 align:middle line:90% that could ease that pain. 01:16:16.210 --> 01:16:18.000 align:middle line:84% But in any case, I hope each of you 01:16:18.000 --> 01:16:23.040 align:middle line:84% will find some solace, comfort, and a renewed sense of spirit 01:16:23.040 --> 01:16:26.050 align:middle line:84% in each other's companies here today. 01:16:26.050 --> 01:16:29.550 align:middle line:84% And today may we ask God to bless all those that we 01:16:29.550 --> 01:16:32.070 align:middle line:90% honor and remember here today. 01:16:32.070 --> 01:16:35.850 align:middle line:84% May we ask God to bless the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 01:16:35.850 --> 01:16:38.110 align:middle line:84% and the United States of America. 01:16:38.110 --> 01:16:39.646 align:middle line:90% Thank you very much. 01:16:39.646 --> 01:16:42.544 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 01:16:42.544 --> 01:16:47.380 align:middle line:90% 01:16:47.380 --> 01:16:49.180 align:middle line:84% I would now ask the Sergeant-At-Arms 01:16:49.180 --> 01:16:54.785 align:middle line:84% to please escort the dignitaries out of the chamber. 01:16:54.785 --> 01:16:59.042 align:middle line:90% [SIDE CONVERSATION] 01:16:59.042 --> 01:17:30.470 align:middle line:90% 01:17:30.470 --> 01:17:32.570 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 01:17:32.570 --> 01:17:42.170 align:middle line:90% 01:17:42.170 --> 01:17:43.370 align:middle line:90% Thank you all, very much. 01:17:43.370 --> 01:17:47.570 align:middle line:90% 01:17:47.570 --> 01:17:50.620 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 01:17:50.620 --> 01:18:13.995 align:middle line:90%