It is difficult to remember the past, particularly
when the events that we remember are so
painful and tragic. On this day, we remembered the destruction of
the two towers and the loss of thousands
of lives that took place on the state.
Not only the lives of the people who were in the towers, but those of
the first responders who came to their aid without thought and without
hesitation.
One
of the things that we must remember, is that this event sparked the war in
Afghanistan, where we have lost many American lives, and they too must be
remembered. As I sit here and think back
on it I remember my friend calling me and telling me to turn on the television,
and it was at that point we watched the
second aircraft hit the second tower.
Unfortunately at the time I did not know that one of my own personal
friends was on that planet.
Additionally, another plane hit the Pentagon, which struck me more
personally, as my son was at the time was stationed at the Pentagon. We spent several days wondering if he was all
right and not knowing. That’s a kind of
fear that no one should have to go through.
As
time is passed, I have noticed that we as Americans seem to have forgotten the
tragedy and the pain of that horrific
day. It is imperative for us to remember
what took place. The loss of innocent
lives, of not only Americans but also many other nationalities to include
Muslims. These people were doing their
day to day chores, never thinking that this would be their last day on earth,
and this is a crime not only against them, but against the entire world. For these people had no part of the
philosophical war that sparked this tragedy. For all religion is philosophical.
Over
the years, we have developed a hatred
for those who would destroy our way of life, unfortunately, those people
represent a religion that most of us do not understand nor want to understand
because it is a religion that suppresses our basic human rights.
It would be nice if we could accept, and these people could accept, that
each and every one of us believes in God in our own way, and that God is in
every one. Unfortunately, religious
fanatics and radical Muslims have decided that Allah, or at least their version
of God, demands that all of us believe as they do, which is why we must fight in order to
protect ourselves, our families and our way of life.
What
many of us do not realize, is that this attack was successful, simply because
as a result, it did change our way of life. It resulted in the creation of an
organization called Homeland Security.
It also resulted in a series of laws that have effectively negated many portions of the Constitution of the
United States of America. Never before
in the history of this country, have we seen the restrictions placed upon
Americans that we have since 9/11. So in
effect, America’s enemies won a major battle.
Let
us remember the lives of those victims who died in this attack. Let us remember that we must rebuild what we
have lost, and regained control of our country.
It is important that we understand that freedom comes at a cost, and
that there will be times when we must meet that cost. It is also important that we understand that in order to maintain our freedom, not
only must we fight the enemies from outside of our country, but the enemies
within our country. We as Americans have
a responsibility, to see to it that our elected representatives follow our
wishes, as citizens of this country to ensure our freedoms and protect our
rights.
If
we as Americans do not stand tall and meet our responsibilities as Americans,
before we know it, we will have lost everything.
So
on this date September 11, 2013 let us once again, remember those people that we lost during that horrible
attack. It is imperative that we do, and
it is imperative that we stand and fight those both within our Congress and
without who would destroy our freedoms and take away from us those rights which make
America great.
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