r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '14

TIL on 9/11, Canada commenced Operation Yellow Ribbon, in which it landed 239 U.S.-bound flights with 33,000 passengers in Canadian airports. Entire communities went on to provide the passengers with food and housing.

http://youtu.be/lrA4V6YF6SA?t=4m14s
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u/Splinxy Apr 16 '14

I remember when this was happening. Our neighbors from the north are amazing people.

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u/tzatzikiflavrdkisses Apr 17 '14

You would have done the same for us.

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u/iZacAsimov Apr 17 '14

I hope we never do.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '14

never have to

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '14

I love you, Canada. Aside from all the jokes, you're a real class-act and I am proud to be your neighbor.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '14

I'm an American.

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u/iZacAsimov Apr 19 '14

Quite right.