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I am taking time today to reflect about what happened to us on September 11, 2001.

This is a picture from 9/11/01 - the Statue of Liberty standing strong at the time of a vicious attack on our country and the highest principles it was founded on.  9/11 should be a day of REMEMBRANCE and 9/12 should be a day of RE-COMMITMENT to make sure those who died on 9/11 didn’t die in vain … to commit to keep our FREEDOMS and LIBERTIES sacred.

This next picture, above, is after the second plane hit the second Twin Tower.  I was watching on TV what was happening and couldn’t believe my eyes as the second plane bore into the Twin Tower.  I gasped.  My heart went out for all those people who were working in the buildings.  Their lives changed forever … so few who survived.  I was in shock.  I couldn’t fathom that we were attacked on our own soil.  We were violated because of our greatness, our principles of freedom and liberty for every citizen in the USA.

I cried.  I was saddened.  I was scared.

What was happening?  My country was in danger.  My life as I knew it changed from that moment on. I started questioning everything.

I can’t find the image yet, but the one thing that I still
remember seeing is a woman jumping from the WTC
holding hands with another person.  I imagined they thought
that they had a better chance to survive the fall than being buried
by multi-tons of debris from the destroyed building imploding
in on them.

I think about that woman’s life before the attack …
was she dropping her kids off at school
before she went to work, thinking about what had to be
done during the day and what she was going to make for
dinner that evening?  Then in a dramatic, life changing
instant, this woman faced her impending death.  What was
she thinking in those last moments …

Was her life given for naught?

I now know that I must dedicate my life to speaking up for
our country’s founding principles, beliefs, Constitution, the
Declaration of Independence, what our founding fathers and
citizens gave up to create our country and all of those who
have given their lives for our country since then up to today …

We live in the greatest country in the world - we have the best
principles to live by, we have the ability to determine our own
individual destinies and have the OPPORTUNITY AND POSSIBILITY
to strive for our personal highest dreams and goals no matter what
background, what gender, what race, what economic strata, what
educational level.

Let not what happened to us on 9/11 be in vain - lets be
stronger because of it.  Let us send prayers to those who
lost their loved ones that day.  Let us each make our
individual commitment to do what ever we can to ensure our
country doesn’t implode in flames like the twin towers. Let us
vow to be more involved and make a difference and take control
of our lives from this day forward …

9/11 is a day of REMEMBRANCE  to keep us awake to what
is precious to everyone of us every day.  God bless you and the USA.