1 00:00:19,980 --> 00:00:24,380 >> So here is where Americans on a plane made a difference. 2 00:00:26,540 --> 00:00:30,250 Behind me is the flight path that leads to the debris field. 3 00:00:30,250 --> 00:00:32,180 The last plane to crash on September 4 00:00:32,180 --> 00:00:35,830 11th crashed into this beautiful countryside. 5 00:00:41,310 --> 00:00:45,100 Once they realized that planes had hit other buildings, 6 00:00:45,660 --> 00:00:48,410 other very important targets in this country, 7 00:00:48,410 --> 00:00:50,160 that their plane was going to also. 8 00:00:51,210 --> 00:00:55,680 And they made a decision to end their lives 9 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,650 to support the rest of the country. 10 00:01:00,410 --> 00:01:04,110 There's a lot to see here and a lot of quiet contemplation. 11 00:01:04,650 --> 00:01:06,680 My name is Becky Brown and a special counsel 12 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,510 in the office of the principal legal adviser at ICE. 13 00:01:09,510 --> 00:01:13,020 This is my 911 flag. There were no flags to be found. 14 00:01:13,020 --> 00:01:14,770 My parents managed to find me a flag 15 00:01:14,770 --> 00:01:18,050 and send it to me at school, and I hung it up on my balcony 16 00:01:18,050 --> 00:01:21,670 and I still use it whenever there is a patriotic occasion 17 00:01:21,670 --> 00:01:23,319 or when I feel I need to hang it. 18 00:01:24,390 --> 00:01:26,390 In 2001, I was in law school 19 00:01:26,390 --> 00:01:27,830 and in Charlottesville, Virginia, 20 00:01:27,830 --> 00:01:29,430 at the University of Virginia. 21 00:01:31,350 --> 00:01:34,240 Yes, I was scared, but I have a strong memory, 22 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:35,600 as I'm sure a lot of people do, 23 00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:39,120 of the swell of patriotism that went all across the country 24 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,930 of everyone looking for what they could do, 25 00:01:41,930 --> 00:01:43,900 what their part was, how we could help. 26 00:01:45,630 --> 00:01:48,790 I had planned to be an intellectual property attorney, 27 00:01:48,790 --> 00:01:52,910 but once I kind of felt what being in the government 28 00:01:52,910 --> 00:01:55,250 could really mean and the important work 29 00:01:55,250 --> 00:01:58,700 that there was to do in the government, I changed my focus. 30 00:01:58,700 --> 00:02:01,770 I knew that a new department would need attorneys. 31 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:05,720 I just started sending out resumes to anything 32 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:07,890 that was called Homeland Security, 33 00:02:07,890 --> 00:02:10,510 began my federal attorney career at FEMA. 34 00:02:11,380 --> 00:02:14,150 I moved to US Customs and Border Protection. 35 00:02:15,050 --> 00:02:18,300 I applied to ICE and I've been with the Office of Principal 36 00:02:18,300 --> 00:02:20,300 Legal Adviser at ICE since 2007. 37 00:02:22,380 --> 00:02:25,310 When I think of images of September 11th, 38 00:02:25,310 --> 00:02:28,640 I remember sitting on my couch in my law school apartment 39 00:02:28,640 --> 00:02:31,830 watching the cleanup began in Manhattan 40 00:02:32,640 --> 00:02:37,990 and dump trucks that looked on screen like little Tonka trucks 41 00:02:38,550 --> 00:02:42,400 just moving in huge parades down the avenues. 42 00:02:44,220 --> 00:02:46,440 To put a couple of rocks in the back of their truck, 43 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:50,580 and I just thought about how they were all doing their part. 44 00:02:53,610 --> 00:02:55,710 Doing what their skill set 45 00:02:56,890 --> 00:02:59,690 and their resources allowed them to do 46 00:02:59,690 --> 00:03:01,290 and how it allowed them to help. 47 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,830 And didn't know what my skill set was yet, 48 00:03:04,830 --> 00:03:06,870 but I was training to be an attorney, 49 00:03:06,870 --> 00:03:10,020 and so when I knew they were going to form 50 00:03:10,020 --> 00:03:11,370 the Department of Homeland Security, 51 00:03:11,370 --> 00:03:13,570 I knew I would make a spot for myself there. 52 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:17,760 I hope I've made a difference.