If you were young in 2001, or weren’t even born yet, it can be hard to imagine what 9/11 felt like. The shock of that beautiful, cloudless morning. The heartbreak of the families whose loved ones were taken with such swiftness and cruelty. The realization that the forces of malevolence and violence were closer, and the future less certain, than we knew.
But in the days that followed, we felt something else, too. Pride in the rescue workers who had rushed to the scene, and the passengers who had stormed the cockpit. Admiration for the men and women who left behind lives of comfort to serve their country. A deep resolve that nothing would break the will of a truly United States of America.
Today Michelle and I are remembering those we lost that day, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the wars that followed. We pray for their families. And we hope Americans everywhere remember the true lesson of 9/11: that we can survive even our darkest days as long as we move forward as one nation and one people.
Ran into Maryland Terp Royalty on the train Juan Dixon and Lonny Baxter. These cats were the truth. What Juan was able to do in college at his height, he was unstoppable. And all the ppl who I’m sure always told him he was too small but he proved them all wrong. Much Respect 👊🏾
I had NO IDEA I was being inducted into the @umterps Hall of Fame.
I showed up thinking I was there to help bring other people on stage. When the new Athletic Director @TerpsADJimSmith came on board, I told him anything he needed from me to help make the program better, call me. So honestly, I thought that’s what the night was about.
To now be part of an elite class with so many legends who came before me, and to permanently represent the DMV and the University of Maryland in this way, is something I can’t even fully put into words.
This hit different. Forever a Terp!!!! Man….. 🐢🙏🏾 🎥 @waynekimmel