The morning of September 11, 2001 began with a beautiful sunrise over Lower Manhattan, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and a quiet field in Shanksville, PA.
By the time the sun set that day we were a nation in shock and mourning and at war with people and an ideology that hated us because of our freedom and our way of life. This week will we remember that solemn day.
We must never forget the 3000 innocent victims who died that day just because they went to work or boarded an airplane, the firefighters and rescue workers who entered the building knowing they would not be walking back down the stairs alive, and the families of the victims who have to live with the horror of their loved ones death for the rest of their lives.
WE MUST NEVER FORGET THE EVENTS OF 9/11.
If we start to forget we risk seeing another 9/11 attack on our country. The Boston Marathon attack was another wake up call.
We must continue to remember that America must stay strong, we are in a war, not with a country, but with an ideology that resents all for which America stands.
This will be the 12th anniversary since the attacks of 9/11. We are moving forward but we never want to see the horrors of that day again. In lower Manhattan the 1,776 feet tall Freedom Tower is rising upward to the sky, a testimonial to the courage and strength that is AMERICA. The reflecting pools have become a beautiful and solemn memorial to all the innocent victims of September 11, 2001.
On September 11, please make time to reflect on the events of that day, say a prayer, light a candle, visit a house of worship, and remember the victims and families of 9/11 and our brave military who continue to fight for our freedom, especially those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
WE MUST NEVER FORGET!God Bless You, God Bless Our Troops, God Bless America
Rosann Slonsky-BreaultCFRW Northern Division President
**photo via Facebook
