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Kennedy marks 9/11, day of service

Updated: Friday, 11 Sep 2009, 4:30 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 11 Sep 2009, 4:23 PM EDT

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) - Rep. Patrick Kennedy is marking Sept. 11 by celebrating the first national day of service, signed into law on a bill named for his father, the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy.

The Rhode Island Democrat said Friday his father was honored the act was named for him. In a speech at Pawtucket-based toy maker Hasbro Inc., Kennedy remembered the first responders who risked their lives eight years ago, and recalled the words of his uncle, President John F.
Kennedy, who said, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask
what you can do for your country."

Kennedy says the country feels the best about itself when it's working for a higher purpose. He joined Hasbro workers in assembling supplies for HIV/AIDS workers in Africa, and toy bags for homeless children.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
 


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