National Flag Project Showcases Post-9/11 Compassion  Evening
Edition  This spring marks the first year that middle and high
school history classes around the country are required to teach
students about what happened on Sept. 11, 2001.  Organizers of
the 9/12 Generation Project hope to bring the memory of that day
from community to community by sharing an American flag that
hung just south of where the World Trade Center once stood. The
flag, according to the group, is not just a symbol of the
country. It's a symbol of resilience and compassion.  The flag
was removed from its place in New York City seven years after
two planes flew into the World Trade Center, killing thousands.
Survivors of other disasters, both natural and man-made, worked
together to stitch back together the tattered fabric.  Then it
went on the road.  Jeff Parness, founder of the New York Says
Thank You Foundation, took on the role of custodian of the flag.
He said that the tour across all 50 states has inspired more
than just patriotis