Never Forget
Posted by Ryan on September 11th, 2007.
Six years ago, something happened that changed the nation forever. Nineteen Taliban terrorists sat aboard four commercial aircraft with one thing on their minds - to strike fear into the hearts of the American people. And succeed they did, but only for a little while. Then as a nation, we banded together, grew closer, grew stronger, and started to rebuild. But we can never get back the lives that were lost. Six months later, in March 2002, we started to send a message, one that we are still sending right now, and will continue to send for as long as we have to: that terrorists are not safe no matter where they may be; you cannot cowardly kill Americans, and get away with it.
Just as previous generations have said they will never forget where they were when JFK was assassinated, my generation will never forget where we were when we learned of this. I was on my way to Mr. Panagoulias’ biology class.
So here’s a thank you. Thank you to the servicemen and women that help protect this country overseas. Thank you to the police, fire, and EMS personnel that protect us at home. And most of all, thanks to those who have given their life in order to protect this country.
Never forget…
