Never Forget….
This weekend we commemorate the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001. This is a time to remember and honor our fellow citizens who lost their lives in the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania.
This is also a time to remember the thousands of American soldiers killed and wounded in the ensuing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as they defended our nation and our freedoms.
And we remember and pray for the safety of our troops now in harm’s way.
In his speech given on the evening of September 11th, President George W. Bush remarked;
“Today, our nation saw evil, the very worst of human nature, and we responded with the best of America.”
We will never forget;
- the disturbing images of planes striking the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon,
- the horrifying cell phone audio from passengers on Flight 93,
- the dust of destruction covering survivors, fire fighters, and rescue workers,
- the stunned faces and immeasurable grief captured in photographs
- the bravery of New York’s first responders risking their lives to save others
On September 11th, President Bush said,
“Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”
On this 10th Anniversary, to honor those who have died and those who are still fighting on the battlefields around the world, the federal government’s first priority must be to strengthen our military, not weaken it.
The quote below, etched in stone in the U.S. Military Academy library at West Point, was written by Thomas Jefferson in a letter to George Washington in December 1788. His words resonate today, nearly two and a quarter centuries later.
“The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy to our desire of peace.”
For its part, TMLC rededicates itself to promote and defend America’s national security and an independent and sovereign United States of America. To that end, we will continue our fight against the internal threat of radical Islam here in America.
God Bless you and God Bless the United States of America!