Remembering September 11

11 September, 2009

Tonight the History Channel on Dish TV will air a memorial program, ‘102 Minutes That Changed America.’

For most of us, the terror we collectively experienced on 9-11-2001 may not often come to mind. Unless we were in New York, or Washington DC, unless an immediate relative was amongst the 3,000+ people who senselessly lost their lives, September 11 may not weigh consciously on us day in and day out.

But each year, when the date returns, for at least a few moments we are all again united in remembrance. I doubt we’ll ever forget where we were when the first reports were heard, or the horrifying film clips were aired. As long as we live, we’ll likely recall the first thoughts (disbelief? shock? anger?) and feelings that swelled as all the disturbing facts fell together.

The terrible events that unfolded on 9-11-2001 truly did, and will continue to, change America.