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Honoring 9/11, Remembering Jack Buck

On Sept. 17, before the Cardinals first game since the 9/11 terrorist attack, Jack Buck delivered a poem encapsulating the feelings of the nation.

17 Sept 2001: St.Louis city and county police officers and firefighters parade around the field prior to the game between the Cardinals and the Brewers. The Cardinals defeated the Brewers 2-1. DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Elsa/ALLSPORT

The images of Sept. 11, 2001, are indelible — even 16 years after the fact.

So, too, are the images of baseball’s return after that horrific day, particularly that of Jack Buck’s moving poem during the pre-game ceremony before the Cardinals played the Brewers on Sept. 17, 2001.

Here’s a look at Jack’s poem.

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