Hi Friends. I hope you've had a good few weeks. I know everything is crazy with school starting again but I think we should all take a moment to recognize the events that took place 17 years ago today.
17 years ago, four planes were used as weapons of mass destruction and took many lives. 9/11 was a disaster that no one could have seen coming and few could cope with. As the anniversary approaches, I hope that everyone will remember the first responders, the volunteers, and the politicians that were faced with the worst terrorist attack in over 50 years. Despite what you might believe about Bush, I encourage you to sympathize with him and the situation he was presented with. As so much time has passed, there are few reminders of what happened if you don't live in near Ground Zero or a 9/11 Museum. Maybe you are a frequent flyer and are reminded by the security measures taken. Maybe you live in NYC and have to take the subway to the financial district each day. But in Texas, the school I go to does nothing to recognize 9/11 and it makes me sad. But hope is not lost, there are organizations and others that remind us of this horrible event. One of these organizations is Young America's Foundation. They encourage clubs to place flags throughout campus in order to recognize the lives lost on 9/11/2001. This memorial has one flag for each life lost. Another reminder is the Tony winning, nominated for Best Musical 2017, Broadway show: Come From Away. It tells the story of the tens of planes required to land at a small airport in Canada and the relationships between the passengers as they take in the events of 9/11. I highly recommend the music. Other reminders come in songs like Alan Jackson's Where were you when the World Stopped Turning. Or Toby Keith's Courtesy of the Red White and Blue. No matter how you choose to remember the attacks on the US that took place on September 11, 2001, the important thing is that you do. In the same way we remember the Holocaust; soon there will be no more survivors of the Holocaust. A day will come when there are no more 9/11 survivors, but we cannot forget it. Because this attack showed the world that though we might be attacked, we will never be defeated. And we will Never Forget
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