Lee Greenwood "God Bless the U.S.A."

I was the Podiatry Volunteer and Coordinator at St. Paul's Chapel for the entire eight months post 9-11-01, caring for the foot and ankle injuries and conditions of the Firefighters, Police Officers and other First Responders. The podiatrists I recruited from all over the country covered our "volunteer medical office" in George Washington's Pew at the Chapel essentially 24/7.The attitudes and emotions of the responders and volunteers ignited a sense of patriotism in me that I hadn't even been aware of in myself. We all worked together and cried together, and to this day, hearing that song still brings up those emotions and feelings of comeraderie and love of country. (Incidentally,I'm now under regular care at the Mt. Sinai WTC Medical Effects Program for all the pulmonary and related conditions resulting from the time spent at Ground Zero).

Dr. Arthur Gudeon