Most of us will never forget where we were, or what we were doing the morning of September 11th, 2001.   In that moment, our world changed.

We should never forget the victims of that day, or what our world felt like on September 10th.  We had just experienced a decade of relative peace and prosperity.  Ten years earlier, the Soviet Union had collapsed and the Cold War was fading into history. Businesses and products that had been created in the 1980's had flourished in the 1990's.  The future looked bright with endless possibilities.

Then the cloud and threat of terrorism descended upon us. It still hangs over our heads, but has been diminished through the brave actions of the finest among us.  Let us always remember their sacrifice.

What should give us all hope is the enduring image of firefighters, police officers, and members of our military walking into danger to defend and protect our life and liberty.  With citizens like that, we can be confident that a peaceful, prosperous America not only lies in our past, but will also be our future.

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