Remembering Sept. 11

Sunday, Sept. 11, marks the 10th anniversary of one of the darkest and most tragic days in America’s 235-year-old history. Those who lived through 9/11 will never forget the shock and confusion felt while watching events unfold on TV, as typically nonthreatening planes were turned into deadly weapons. Nor could anyone forget the heartbreaking scenes of flames and smoke, broken buildings and shattered glass, people running away from and rescue workers dashing into iconic structures transformed into crumbling tombs of death and destruction.The terror that struck at the heart of America on Sept. 11 ran deep, and now, 10 years later, it continues to course through our veins as we watch family and friends fight for freedom and democracy where neither exist. This nation has not yet healed from the piercing wounds it suffered at the hands of the terrorists who stole 2,974 lives that day, when they intentionally crashed two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and a third into the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. Hijackers apparently intended to fly a fourth plane to Washington, D.C., toward either the Capitol Building or the White House, but passengers bravely tried to gain control and the plane crashed in a field near Shanksville, Pa.As the United States defends people here and around the world, its citizens continue to offer their thanks and appreciation. Collectively we must and we do honor those who fight in our defense, just as we honor those who lost their lives so senselessly on Sept. 11. There will continue to be remembrances, like the ones happening in some of our towns and villages on Sunday, Sept. 11. It’s through such ceremonies that our communities ensure the tenets of freedom, justice, democracy and peace remain strong, and that the lives lost in the War on Terror will never be forgotten.

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