In memory of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, each year in the United States we observe Patriot Day and the National Day of Service and Remembrance.
On September 10 of 2012, President Obama issued a proclamation. The day was renamed as Patriot Day and the National Day of Service and Remembrance
On September 11th, the American flag is to be flown at half-staff at American homes, the White House, and all United States government buildings, whether abroad or at home. Also, Americans are asked to observe a moment of silence beginning at 8:46 A.M.(Eastern Daylight Time), because this is the time the first plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The president also strongly encourages Americans to volunteer for service opportunities that day.
Please share your thoughts and remembrances of that day by leaving a comment.
I will never forget getting a phone call from my daughter, at the time she was a corporate travel agent and she called to tell me that a plane had hit the first tower. I honestly thought at first she meant a small private plane. She was crying while explaining what she meant, and then the second plane hit! It is a day the world will never forget, nor should we. Hold your love ones close today, be kind and gentle on this day of remembering.
Beautiful, Millie. So scary for your daughter. Was she living in New York at the time?
I had friends on the Pentagon plane. They worked for National Geographic and we’re taking a group of middle schoolers from the DC area to California for an expedition of a lifetime. So many shining stars lost that day.
Oh, no, Mary. So sad and so sorry for all the tragic lives lost. My sincere sympathies for the loss of your friends.
this was such a disaster but look at what is happening in the US now,it is as if we have not learned any thing, this is Americas we are supposed to pull together not apart. no matter what faith you are the way we act we should be ashamed of ourselves.
You’re right, Pat. There was such a sense of community spirit after 9/11. Hopefully, that same spirit is still alive today.