A quiet remembrance

8 years ago - cool, crisp, clear autumn morning - right around this very hour - very similar to today - our country was violated in an outrageous act of aggression against innocent citizens like you and me.

I write today post with NO politics - NO agenda.

I only ask that you simply take a moment out of your busy schedule to pause and remember the flood of emotions you felt 8 years ago today as you watched the towers fall. As the lives of people you didn't know were lost - and as a nation we "knew" every soul as a brother or sister.
I ask that you remember the fear and terror in the weeks that followed - that first day you saw an airplane in the sky again. The first time you were outside of you own home and heard a loud - unexpected - noise.
I ask that you reflect on why it is we don't ever see images of that day's events anymore. Remember our leaders standing together on the steps of our nations capitol - the falling towers - the heroes - the loss.
I ask that you remember the 2996 lives lost - the families devastated - the world changed.
I ask that you never forget.
Remember