The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified. We feel renewed devotion to the principles of political, economic and religious freedom, the rule of law and respect for human life. We are more determined than ever to live our lives in freedom.
-Rudolph W. Giuliani
It’s strange to know how much has changed since that moment sixteen years ago. Would those who were there recognize this 2017 America? I sure don’t thinking of then and now. Granted, I was a child but still. When you consider everyone who was born after September 11, 2001, your mind is blown by how they don’t know the things we know. The freedoms we knew. The innocence we knew, if you can even call it that.
This Patriot Day, it doesn’t matter what your political affiliations are, how old you are, or even if you like the guy who quoted the saying above. Just stop for a moment today and take a moment of silence for the 2,977 people who lost their lives and for all those who risked their lives saving their fellow Americans.
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