Never Forget

Tuesday marks the sixth remembrance of the cowardly attacks upon our country on Sept 11, 2001. It is very appropriate that we recall the words of President Franklin Roosevelt on Dec 8, 1941, when he addressed Congress and the nation following the equally dastardly attack upon Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan. "But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.
No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. " That amazing generation took his words to heart and embarked on the road to suffering and sacrifice, doing all it took, together, united, committed totally to preserving, protecting, and extending God's blessing of freedom for ourselves and for our fellow man.
It distresses me greatly that today, while so many of this new generation have stepped into the long line of heroes that wind it's way back through the halls of our history from the streets of Baghdad to the gangplank of the Mayflower, there are others who are not willing to even thank them for that incredible service, much less sacrifice anything themselves or assist in any way to bring about "absolute victory."
If you do nothing else today, sit quietly for six minutes and watch the second hand of a clock or watch tick by...Then realize that tapes aboard Flight 93 reveal that that group of heroes engaged in a successful struggle for THAT long with the terrorists to thwart their efforts to destroy perhaps the most well known symbol of freedom anywhere in the world - the Capitol of the United States of America. On that terrible day, they gave all THEIR tomorrows for OURS and won the first victory in the TERRORIST WAR. Since that terrible day, almost 4,000 of our nation's bravest have given their lives as well and over 20,000 have been wounded in the cause of liberty. As we ponder that awe-inspiring truth, and wipe the tears from our eyes, may we, all of us, be forever, profoundly grateful and may we truly never forget...