“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children. “ - President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001

It's Tuesday, September 11, 2012. It was on a Tuesday, exactly eleven years ago that our nation was changed forever. It was on that day that 2,977 people were murdered by an unprecedented act of terrorism against our country. Some add the 19 terrorists to the victim count. I do not. They were the perpetrators. This date is seared in the memory of those of us who will never forget when we first heard. Like Pearl Harbor was to our parents and grandparents. Like the shooting of President Kennedy was to me. Today we are reminded of our reeling forth and back as we tried to piece together reports and how we all struggled to make sense of what had happened. In so many ways, that fateful day pretty much wiped out what little bit of the national sense we had of feeling secure. For the families of those lost, it will always be a day of perpetual mournful remembrance. For those of us who lived through it, saw our nation come together, and yes, saw us regain our patriotic fervor, it was the saddest but also one of the proudest in terms of our response, as one people, may I say, united, as one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Amen.

May God bless the memory of those who died on that date or later due to their injuries. May God bless those who responded and ran into harm's way to save as many as they could, with many of these also paying the ultimate price. And, may God bless this land, that by His provision is the greatest nation the world has ever seen, The United States of America. Let freedom ring! Amen.        ....More later.