WASHINGTON CITY (UPI) -- A Utah man Sunday began an attempt to sing Lee Greenwood‘s “God Bless the USA” 911 times in 48 hours in remembrance of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Alan Foote was singing at the September 11th Tribute & Patriotic Marathon at Staheli Farms in Washington City, The (St. George) Spectrum reported.

The event began at 6:30 a.m. Sunday and Foote was aiming to finish the song for the 911th time by 6:46 a.m. Tuesday, coinciding with the 11th anniversary of the attacks in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania.

“There have been things in my life that I haven’t followed through on ... but this is really an important thing to follow through on, for me,” Foote said Thursday. “I would love for the community to stop whatever they’re doing at 6:40 on Tuesday and sing with me that 911th time.”

The event will also feature actors dressed as former presidents for photo-ops and a Native American flutist.

Foote said the event will be a low-key opportunity for people to reaffirm their patriotism.

“No train rides, no duck races,” he said. “I call it the ultimate back porch experience. I used to sit on the back porch with my grandparents and share stories. ... This is so people can come share stories.”

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오늘 911테러 11주년,  ’911번’ 부른 노래?

2001년 9월 11일에 미국에서 벌어진 테러로 인해 희생된 사람들을 추모하기 위해 미국의 한 남성이 "God Bless the USA"란 노래를 911번 불러 화제다.

앨런 풋은 워싱턴시에서 열린 911추모 마라톤 대회에서 48시간 안에 911번 노래를 부르는 것을 목표로 삼고 일요일 아침 6시30분에 노래를 시작하여 화요일 저녁 6시 46분에 노래를 마쳤다.

이날 행사에는 배우들이 전직 대통령으로 분장하기도 했다.

풋은 이번 행사를 통해 미국의 평범한 시민들이 애국심을 다시한번 확인할 수 있을 것이라고 말했다.

(코리아헤럴드)