>From the combined wire services. September 13, 2001
LONDON - Somebody tied an American flag round an old oak tree on a
nondescript traffic island near Grosvenor Square in London early
Wednesday.
Ever since, a mountain has been growing beside the tree - a mountain of
flowers, flags, cards, candles, tear-stained notes, pictures, paintings
and
a New York Yankees cap.
There were no instructions about this, no coordination. These are
simply ordinary people who feel a need to send a message to America.
They're
people like Rob Anderson of London, who left a big spray of roses with a
hand-written card, 'Dear America, You supported us in two world wars. We
stand with you now.'
The floral mountain, across the street from the US Embassy, is the
most eloquent sign of a massive outpouring of affection for the United
States
that has spread as people watch the horrifying video of New York and the
Pentagon over and over again.
The Union Jack is at half-staff everywhere, London's largest
cathedral, St. Paul's, has invited every Yank in town to a memorial
service
Friday. The local paper in Ispwich devoted its entire front page
Wednesday
to a banner headline, 'God Bless America.'
And when the guard changes today at Buckingham Palace, the band will
play, for the first time ever, 'The Star-Spangled Banner.
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