Remembering

photo courtesy of rememberingseptember11.com

• the terror that was unleashed upon our nation six years ago
• the thousands of lives lost that day
• the heroes who gave their lives to help others
• the heroes who worked tirelessly to rescue survivors and recover the bodies of those who died in the rubble
  
• the hatred of the religious extremists who planned the attacks still burns, spurring them to do us further harm
  
• the reason why we must never let down our guard but always be vigilant to protect and defend the freedoms we cherish
• our resolve never to succumb to threats of violence or allow fear to rule our lives
  

Though we may not have personally known any of the victims of the 9/11 tragedy, each life lost, each survivor found impacted our lives. We must never forget, for to do so would be to negate the value of those lives. God bless America!