Throughout the nation, American and state flags are being flown at half-staff to mark the 22-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist assaults.
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered
state authorities flags to be lowered, and President Joe Biden proclaimed a Nationwide Day of Prayer and Remembrance in honor of the almost 3,000 harmless women and men who misplaced their lives within the terrorist assaults of September 11, 2001.
“At the moment, we decrease flags in honor of the two,977 who misplaced their lives on
9/11,” Hobbs stated. “We are able to always remember what was taken from them, their households, and
our nation. On at the present time of reflection, allow us to remind ourselves that
whereas others attempt to divide us, we’re stronger united.”
A joint decision of Congress accredited in 2001
designates September 11 as “Patriot Day,” and
directs that flags be lowered to half-staff from from dawn to sunset on
September 11.
“Twenty-two years in the past — on September 11, 2001 — 2,977 treasured lives had been
stolen from us in assaults of deliberate evil on our Nation,” the president stated in his proclamation. “On the
Nationwide Days of Prayer and Remembrance, we come collectively to resume our
sacred vow: Always remember. Always remember the dad and mom, youngsters, spouses,
associates, and family members we misplaced that day. Always remember the heroes who
stepped as much as rescue their fellow People and assist our communities
rebuild within the hours — and years — thereafter. And always remember our
obligation to honor their recollections and repair by constructing a safer and
safer future for all.”
“To all of the households of the victims who’ve needed to endure the absence
of a cherished one during the last twenty years, I do know that 22 years is each a
lifetime and no time in any respect,” Biden stated. “The very recollections that assist us heal can
additionally open up the harm and take us again to the second the grief was uncooked —
to the second when a cherished one and their desires had been stolen from us in
an prompt. At the moment, when that grief feels particularly nice, the First
Girl and I maintain you near our hearts.”
“We additionally be part of all those that are mourning the lack of patriots who
stepped up when their nation wanted them most. My mother believed the
biggest advantage of all was braveness and that sometime the bravery that
exists in each coronary heart will likely be summoned,” the president stated. “For a lot of, that day was
September 11, 2001. Patriotic residents and first responders bumped into
the searing flames and crumbling buildings to save lots of their fellow
People. And within the years that adopted, 1000’s extra served and
sacrificed to forestall one other assault on the US.”
“These courageous heroes remind us that — by all that has modified
over these final twenty years — the enduring resolve of the American
folks has by no means wavered. What was destroyed within the assaults, we now have
repaired,” he stated. “What was threatened, we now have fortified. We have now by no means ceased
in our mission to defend ourselves towards those that search to do us hurt
and to ship justice to these accountable for assaults towards our
folks. And through our darkest hour, we regained our mild by discovering
one thing all too uncommon — unity.”
“At the moment, the cost left for all of us is to search out renewal and
resolve in remembrance. For it’s not sufficient to solely mirror on the
souls we misplaced on September eleventh; we should additionally proceed to construct a nation
worthy of their highest aspirations — one which remembers, for all our
flaws and disagreements, there may be nothing we can not accomplish after we
stand collectively and defend with all our hearts that which makes us distinctive
on this planet: our democracy.”