Remember 9-11

This morning I went out and raised the American flag to half-staff I couldn’t help but remember what the day means to Americans.

Anyone who was in earshot of a radio, or had our eyes glued to the television screen, cannot forget the horror of that day. Not many of us can even hear the words 9-ll without a shiver down our spine or a tear in our eye.

The other thing I remember about this particular day is the way the American people came together. We were “We the People”. We felt a common pain, we came together to mourn our loss of life and of our feeling of security. We no longer felt safe in our homeland. But for that one day there was no politics, no Democrats or Republicans, no black or white, no gay or straight. We were Americans.

In this time of campaigning, we have name-calling, truth stretching, and finger pointing, if this day of terror brings nothing else I would pray that it would bring all of us back to the civility we felt for each other because of what happened on 9-11, the day Americans returned to “We the People.” 

Until next time "Remember Who You Are"