May We Always Remember
'By a joint resolution approved December 18, 2001 (Public Law 107-89), Congress designated September 11 of each year as “Patriot Day,” and by Public Law 111-13 (April 21, 2009), Congress has requested the observance of September 11 as an annually recognized “National Day of Service and Remembrance.”'
'Presidential Proclamation each year calls upon all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States to display the flag of the United States at half-staff on Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. President Obama proclaimed, “I call upon the people of the United States to participate in community service in honor of those our Nation lost, to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, including remembrance services, and to observe a moment of silence beginning 8:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to honor the innocent victims who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.” (Presidential Proclamation—Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, 2012, The White House, Office of the Press)'--Source: U.S Department of Defense Education Activity
Five years ago today:
New Thing #244--The Missing Link
I'll never forget that day of disbelief and shock. I was starting my day at school and the kids came in telling me about a plane crashing into a building. I thought it was a small plane. I had no idea... and then they sent my daughter home from work in Chicago because she worked for a company in a tall building. She used to talk to people from Cantor Fitzgerald all the time. They were all lost.
ReplyDeleteMy son was in Mali, West Africa. He said he and his other Peace Corps Volunteers were stunned when they heard the news and were called back to the capital city because they didn't know what would happen next.
I have a poor memory about lots of things, but I remember that day.
I think that September 11th is a touchstone for our generation (like the shooting of JFK was for our parents).
DeleteSeptember 11 was indeed a tragic, horrific, day in history. There's not enough words in this world to express how I feel about this day. I was watching a bit of coverage on the group of bike riders who were calling themselves 2 Million Bikers, it touched my heart that there were so many riders who showed up in Washington to honor those who lost their lives on this date.
ReplyDeleteThere's a group in our area that walks about 20 miles from the suburbs to the Gateway Arch, picking up more and more people along the way. It's always on a day I'm working but I think it would be fun to join them some year.
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