Remembering 9/11

I can so vividly remember September 11, 2001. We were working outside when a phone call came about the plane crashes, and that the USA was under attack. The Pennsylvania state government was evacuating their offices, as did many - since no one really knew the extent of what was going on. We didn't have a TV in the house, so we rushed inside and were glued to the radio. I remember hearing about the other plane that had gone off the radar, and the commotion that ensued as every newscaster tried to figure out if it had also been hijacked and what the target was going to be. It was chaos, and we had lived without any fear of attack for so long that it caught everyone unprepared.

Today I salute all those who have given their lives in the protection of Americas freedom - from early colonials to our brave soldiers now. Because of you, we are the protector of human freedoms, the safe haven for those persecuted through the world.

Let's keep America free. Stay vigilant, and don't let anyone in this country or another erode and try to take away the God given rights that America stands for and we protect as a people.

-- Posted from my iPhone