9/11 10 Years Later
September 11th 2011 11:53
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On this date 10 years ago the world changed…
A global society was stripped of their innocence when the tragedy of 9/11 changed the way everyone around the world lives their daily lives.
The privilege of living lives free of the horrors that come with warfare was taken away from American citizens on September 11, 2001 and the ripple effects of this event are still being felt around the globe.
10 years after 9/11 the raw emotions of watching the Twin Towers fall still haunts the psyche of every American citizen that remembers where they were on that day just as much as the feeling of anxiousness to find out if their friends, relatives, husband, wife, brother or sister was ok no matter where they were on the planet.
Before any answers were revealed and judgments were made we came together as Americans in grief.
Grief for the innocent lives that were cut short in the hijacked planes and the men, women and children going about their daily routines on that tragic day.
The world also came together for the military personnel that lost their lives in the Pentagon and the heroes that gave the ultimate sacrifice to save the lives that could be saved.
In the weeks and months after 9/11 we stood united as Americans the true face of the American Spirit had a brief moment to shine. The spirit that had no political party colors, religious affiliation, gender, race, socio economic class, creed, origin or sexual orientation.
At this moment, the United States of America was the strongest she has ever been in her 225 year history.
After Americans returned to what some would consider “normal life” there can be no argument that there was and still is not anything normal about it at all.
In the days, months, years and decade after these events many are still searching for their own personal answers as to how a tragedy of this magnitude could happen on the continetal United States of America that had not witnessed warfare in over a century.
When these answers came, it was the response from leadership that ultimately shaped the conversation surrounding 9/11.
A response to the actions of men and women that killed millions in the name of their religious beliefs and what they felt was their right to instill fear in the hearts of billions across the globe.
From the lessons learned on that tragic day the United States of America is now on a safer place that asks its citizen to sacrifice their personal rights for the safety of millions more.
It’s this sacrifice mixed with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq along with the national embarrassment that followed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that transformed a nation that came together in the face of tragedy into the splintered mess that stands before us today.
In the years that followed the first national tragedy of its kind many people in the United States of America have reverted back to the failed thinking of yesteryear that allowed the creation of internment camps and witch hunts for communists among American citizens.
In the midst of the worst economic crisis in the history of the world we need to come together as a global society now more than ever. A unification that will help a wounded global economy recover from the damage done by greed and short sighted thinking.
If we take a moment to look at the big picture of the decade that followed 9/11 what we will discover is a mosaic that captures everything we are capable of being in the face of tragedy and the depths we can sink to as a society when the call for rushed actions overtake pragmatism and common sense.
On this day of remembrance we must take the time to honor all the lives lost but we must also be willing to take a look at the decade that followed in an effort to move forward for a better future.
A future, where we can focus more on coming together as Americans instead of searching for ways to move further apart.
It’s our differences and the ability to create one society out of so many different parts that make us great. Without these differences we could never truly call ourselves a melting pot and would not be a place that so many people around the world want to be.
The emotions felt on 9/11/01 will always be with us.
On that day a group of men filled with hate for everything outside of their radical beliefs tried to attack the foundation of one the most powerful nations in the world and failed.
A decade later we are now a stronger nation that is more prepared to deal with the realities of a dangerous world but there is still a lot more work to be done.
To the heroes that gave the ultimate sacrifice to save men, women and children from the Twin Towers in New York City; I and the rest of America are honored to remember your selfless sacrifice.
To the innocent victims and heroes on the planes that were hijacked the morning of 9/11 and the men, women and children that lost their lives in the Twin Towers you will always be remembered by a nation that will continue to work tirelessly to prevent something like this from ever happening again.
To the military personnel that lost their lives in the Pentagon; the United States of America thanks you for your service and will always remember your sacrifice.
To the men and women of the Armed Forces that made the decision to join the greatest fighting force in the world with the knowledge that they would be going to war; a nation is proud of everything you do to protect our freedom.
9/11 may have forever changed the United States of America but it did not destroy us.
We are too strong for any group or nation to break us as society.
The only group of people that can destroy American society is American citizens.
It is our individual duty as American citizens to preserve everything the United States Constitution means for our FREE society and to ensure it remains that way.
A global society was stripped of their innocence when the tragedy of 9/11 changed the way everyone around the world lives their daily lives.
The privilege of living lives free of the horrors that come with warfare was taken away from American citizens on September 11, 2001 and the ripple effects of this event are still being felt around the globe.
10 years after 9/11 the raw emotions of watching the Twin Towers fall still haunts the psyche of every American citizen that remembers where they were on that day just as much as the feeling of anxiousness to find out if their friends, relatives, husband, wife, brother or sister was ok no matter where they were on the planet.
Before any answers were revealed and judgments were made we came together as Americans in grief.
Grief for the innocent lives that were cut short in the hijacked planes and the men, women and children going about their daily routines on that tragic day.
The world also came together for the military personnel that lost their lives in the Pentagon and the heroes that gave the ultimate sacrifice to save the lives that could be saved.
In the weeks and months after 9/11 we stood united as Americans the true face of the American Spirit had a brief moment to shine. The spirit that had no political party colors, religious affiliation, gender, race, socio economic class, creed, origin or sexual orientation.
At this moment, the United States of America was the strongest she has ever been in her 225 year history.
After Americans returned to what some would consider “normal life” there can be no argument that there was and still is not anything normal about it at all.
In the days, months, years and decade after these events many are still searching for their own personal answers as to how a tragedy of this magnitude could happen on the continetal United States of America that had not witnessed warfare in over a century.
When these answers came, it was the response from leadership that ultimately shaped the conversation surrounding 9/11.
A response to the actions of men and women that killed millions in the name of their religious beliefs and what they felt was their right to instill fear in the hearts of billions across the globe.
From the lessons learned on that tragic day the United States of America is now on a safer place that asks its citizen to sacrifice their personal rights for the safety of millions more.
It’s this sacrifice mixed with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq along with the national embarrassment that followed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina that transformed a nation that came together in the face of tragedy into the splintered mess that stands before us today.
In the years that followed the first national tragedy of its kind many people in the United States of America have reverted back to the failed thinking of yesteryear that allowed the creation of internment camps and witch hunts for communists among American citizens.
In the midst of the worst economic crisis in the history of the world we need to come together as a global society now more than ever. A unification that will help a wounded global economy recover from the damage done by greed and short sighted thinking.
If we take a moment to look at the big picture of the decade that followed 9/11 what we will discover is a mosaic that captures everything we are capable of being in the face of tragedy and the depths we can sink to as a society when the call for rushed actions overtake pragmatism and common sense.
On this day of remembrance we must take the time to honor all the lives lost but we must also be willing to take a look at the decade that followed in an effort to move forward for a better future.
A future, where we can focus more on coming together as Americans instead of searching for ways to move further apart.
It’s our differences and the ability to create one society out of so many different parts that make us great. Without these differences we could never truly call ourselves a melting pot and would not be a place that so many people around the world want to be.
The emotions felt on 9/11/01 will always be with us.
On that day a group of men filled with hate for everything outside of their radical beliefs tried to attack the foundation of one the most powerful nations in the world and failed.
A decade later we are now a stronger nation that is more prepared to deal with the realities of a dangerous world but there is still a lot more work to be done.
To the heroes that gave the ultimate sacrifice to save men, women and children from the Twin Towers in New York City; I and the rest of America are honored to remember your selfless sacrifice.
To the innocent victims and heroes on the planes that were hijacked the morning of 9/11 and the men, women and children that lost their lives in the Twin Towers you will always be remembered by a nation that will continue to work tirelessly to prevent something like this from ever happening again.
To the military personnel that lost their lives in the Pentagon; the United States of America thanks you for your service and will always remember your sacrifice.
To the men and women of the Armed Forces that made the decision to join the greatest fighting force in the world with the knowledge that they would be going to war; a nation is proud of everything you do to protect our freedom.
9/11 may have forever changed the United States of America but it did not destroy us.
We are too strong for any group or nation to break us as society.
The only group of people that can destroy American society is American citizens.
It is our individual duty as American citizens to preserve everything the United States Constitution means for our FREE society and to ensure it remains that way.
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