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.
Twenty-five years ago today, we lost 2,977 souls and in the years since, thousands more to illnesses caused by the attack on our country.
This morning, Jill and I hold close the families who carry that loss every day. We honor the heroes of September 11th: the firefighters and police officers who rushed into the towers and the Pentagon, the passengers who fought back over Shanksville, and the generation that stepped up to serve in the aftermath.
Even now, we remember the greatest lesson of one of our nation's darkest days: at our most vulnerable, unity is our most powerful strength.
We will never forget.
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@TrueFactsStated Is this the same place they had the party the other night?? If so maybe that’s why… lots of 🚬 will do that. Btw.. this story is so much better then what is on Netflix and HBO combined. Thanks !
@ClaudetteGGibs1 Yes,it kicked our butts(hubby and I had it at the same time) for 3 weeks and we were fully vaxed.. by the end of the 3 weeks our family room ,where we hunkered down,looked like a dorm room lol.. it takes time.. it’s hard to do,but just lean into it and rest 💫sending ✨🙏🏻💕
@inqdragon2 Having just finished Liza Minnelli’s book on Thursday,I am giving myself a few days off then have “A View From The East Wing” by Dr.Jill Biden all queued up for a start this week.
@TheFigen_ This reminds me of Epigenetics.breaking of the old patterns that were passed down just because .. And then coming to the realization that we could change those patterns that really never suited a higher purpose for much better ones. And passing those down.💕