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## Video: Famous 9/11 Flag Returns After Disappearing for 15 Years

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_Published 2016-09-08. "The raising of this American flag by our first responders helped reaffirm that the nation would endure"_


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## Transcript

In a museum that is filled with such deeply powerful artifacts. This newest of artifacts is certainly one of the most emotionally and historically powerful. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] This flag meant our country will endure Our values will endure. You can bring down the towers but we will always persevere we will always, always get back up. Flags are symbols. Symbols of hope. Symbols of strength. Symbols of us. I was stunned, truthfully I really was shocked. I said I can not believe that this flag was found and that it's here and that it's really the flag.

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