Remembering September 11

Statement

Congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) today offered this statement to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001:

"Across the country Americans will spend time this weekend reflecting on where they were and what they did when the tragic events of 9/11 unfolded. We will offer our thoughts and prayers for the families of those we lost, and we will honor the men and women deployed throughout the world defending our freedom and our way of life.

"While we spent much of that horrific day grappling with our worst fears and uncertainty, Americans found a way to channel a spirit of resilience that would carry us beyond the tragedy and help us realize the best of ourselves and our country. Our nation was home to men and women who redefined what it meant to be a hero, who brushed aside regard for their own well-being, running toward the fire to help their fellow man. And America was home to the people who intrepidly cast aside the trappings of their mortality to defeat a murderous enemy over a field in Pennsylvania, saving countless lives.

"In an instant that Tuesday morning, a nation and its people came together. And in that wake, a generation of protectors -- Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines -- arose, many of them paying dearly to secure for us this past decade of safety and freedom.

"The unprovoked attack ten years ago was sudden; but its memory lingers, indelibly seared into our national identity. Americans take heart in this remembrance, though, for what was meant to bring us to our knees instead revealed the unparalleled caliber of American character and prompted our country to reaffirm its resolve to unity, patriotism, and pride. That day, another which will live in infamy, revealed to the darkness in our world why there is great cause to fear the champions of freedom."

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