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To all those whose lives were lost or changed 6 years ago today:

9/11/2001 is a day that will live on forever.  I will never forget where I was when I found out: walking by my parents' room on my way out the door to my first few weeks of high school.  I caught a glimpse of the television and found out what was happening just in time to see the second plane hit the towers.  A thousand thoughts went through my head at that moment.  Foremost among them was whether my sister was alright.  I didn't find out until much later that day that she was fine, but she had an unbelievable story to tell.

That day, we lost family, friends, heroes, and neighbors, but above all, innocents, and we owe it to them never to forget, and to honor their memories.  9/11 simultaneously showed us the best and the worst that humanity has to offer.  Everyday people reached out to one another for support, and the nation and the world came together to help one another.  In the name of doing right by one another, we should strive to keep that brotherhood and neighborliness in our minds, and work together to make the world a better place.

To our soldiers abroad: thank you for your service.  Without brave men and women like you, we wouldn't have a land to defend, or freedoms worth defending.  You demonstrate every day the kind of courage and selflessness that we saw from the world on that day, and you deserve every ounce of support and respect that we can muster.  My thoughts are with you and all the other American heroes out there today.

I will not say anything tongue-in-cheek in my post today.  This is too important to make light of: remember the lessons of 9/11, and to all those whose lives were taken on that day, rest in peace.

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