SEPTEMBER 11th, 2001

Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature.  And we responded with the best of America.

-President George W. Bush, Address to the Nation, September 11, 2001 

THE LOST SOULS

3,020 Total Lost

The World Trade Center

    2,792

343  Firefighters & Paramedics 

  23  NYPD 

  37  Port Authority Police 

The Pentagon

    184

Flight 93

      44

Every time you hear that sound you knew it's a life being extinguished, , ,  And the sound was so loud.

-Jules

I remember looking up and thinking, how bad is it up there that the better option is to jump.

-Joe Casaliggi, NYFD, Engine 7

I can hear you.  The rest of the world hears you.  And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.

-President George W. Bush, Remarks to rescue workers at Ground Zero, September 13, 2001

The resolve of our nation is being tested.  But make no mistake: We will show the world that we will pass this test.

-President George W. Bush, September 11, 2001

     Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted.

-Matthew 5:4 

On this National Day of Prayer and Remembrance, we ask almighty God to watch over our nation, and grant us patience and resolve in all that is to come.  We pray that He will comfort and console those who now walk in sorrow.  We thank Him for each life we now must mourn, and promise of a life to come.

As we have been assured, neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, can separate us from God's love.  May He bless the souls of the departed.  May He comfort our own.  And may He always guide our country.

-President George W. Bush, Remarks at the National Cathedral, September 14, 2001

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me.

Psalm 23

The Flame That Burns in the Real America

I now believe that the greatest generation is always the one that is living in the here and now.  It isn't just the generation of our parents and our grandparents.  The only question is when are we going to wake up and recognize our greatness? 

The spirit of our parents and our grandparents hasn't died out - it's a flame that flickers in all Americans.  It is there and is ready to blaze to life as soon as we are ready to face the challenges that lie at our feet.

That flame is what sets us apart, it is what built us, it is why our borders still stream with the poor, the tired and those yearning to breathe free.

That flame burned with zeal in the hearts of millions of immigrants from every corner of the earth who come in search of a better way of life.

The flame that Lady Liberty holds is the American spirit, which burns deep within all of us no matter what our race, out gender or our religious background.

Since September 11, the world has been watching us.  That's nothing new, it always has.  Since the dawn of man people have dreamed of a better life, a better way -of freedom- but it was Americans who finally found a way to built it.

God has not forsaken us.  He's awakened us.

Standing at the bottom of the stairs, He's gently calling out, "Kids, it's time to wake up.

Let the world recognize through our actions here and now that those firefighters in New York were not the exception.  They are the rule.

Americans  don't run from burning buildings.  We run into them.

The task before us may be daunting, but we are a stronger, more prepared nation.  The torch has been passed, and we are now the greatest American generation.  The American spirit is alive and well, and our flame has not burned out.  It had just been dimmed a little while we were asleep.

That flame still burns in the Reel America.

-Glenn Beck, The Real America 

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