Like many Americans the details of that day remain fresh in my mind.
When I was first told a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center, I was under the impression it was a private plane and it was an accident.
I was told in my office and had to walk to another building for an event. We could see the smoke from the World Trade Center in the distance which seemed odd for a small plane.
We soon found out it was a commercial jet and was no accident. Like millions of others the day unfolded with a lot of uncertainty about the extent of the attacks.
It is something that we should celebrate but clearly we should remember the victims and the heroes from that day.
It changed America in many ways which still impact us now.
It also led to our wars in the Middle East which we are still fighting.
While we clearly need to make sure such an event never happens again, we also need to remember that America is a land of freedom and promise.
Some people are willing to limit that in exchange for promised safety. The promise is most likely false and if we destroy American values, well then the terrorists have won.
We can't let them.
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