The miracle is not that we survived, but that we rose up with our heads held high, hand in hand.
My generation is too young to understand the strong feelings of anger and solidarity following the attack on Pearl Harbor. We were blessed in that we never truly knew war, a peer group too young to comprehend Vietnam.
On September 11, we each paused in our daily routine to watch, to listen, to mourn or to gnash our teeth. We were swept up in that moment, bound together across the country by a deluge of emotions. Our cohesion was a miracle. We were not separated by status or race, gender or orientation.
We must remember, lest we forget.
(The following is republished from an email.)
Please join us in this FLY THE FLAG campaign. We have a little less than one week and counting to get the word out all across this great land and into every community in the United States of America.
THE PROGRAM:
On Thursday, September 11, 2008 (Patriot's Day), an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States. Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this seventh anniversary of one our country's worst tragedies. We do this honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, and friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms.
In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn't take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds.
Action Plan:
So, here's what we need you to do ...
(1) Tell as many people as possible. Take a moment to think back to how
you felt on 9/11 and let those sentiments guide you.
(2) Fly an American flag of any size on 9/11.
Thank you for your participation.
7 responded with...:
Excellent idea! Mine will be out!
Those who survived that day are blessed. The anniversary is an occasion to remember how blessed we are. Thanks for the read.
Thanks for the reminder. We will not forget.
9/11 touched everyone. It was late evening here and I was watching the news. I stayed up all night. But it was only last evening that I watched a documentary about a THIRD building that went down!!! I never knew anything about that!
I had no idea about Building 7 until I saw that documentary the other night.
I can't believe it will be seven years, but I do remember it like it was yesterday, even in Canada. Thank you for your post.
We have our flag up, Toni. I remember Pearl Harbor because of my dad. He was there on the USS Nevada.
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