Eleven September

Jean Sexton Writes:

It has been seven years since September 11, 2001.

It has been seven years since the Pentagon was attacked.

It has been seven years since the skyline of New York City was altered forever.

It has been seven years since the sick feeling of watching people choose to die by leaping from the buildings rather than wait for the fire to reach them.

It has been seven years since people wondered if their loved ones were going to escape.

It has been seven years since emergency services personnel gave their lives trying to save others.

It has been seven years since we wondered if more attacks were planned for that day.

It has been seven years since a planeload of people chose to take their fate into their own hands and prevented a plane from crashing into the Capitol.

Do you remember it?

If you are an American and you remember it, then honor those memories by voting and taking part in governing the United States.

Vote your conscience.

You owe it to your nation. You owe it to those who died that day. You owe it to those who now fight and those who stand ready to do so in order that you have the right to freely vote as our Constitution allows.

But today, take a few moments to remember 9/11 and the families who have holes in their lives.