Certain events in history have helped define and shape our country as we know it, today. They are usually easy to identify because they are those moments that seem frozen in time. They are forever etched in our minds. Years, even decades later, we find ourselves going, "I remember it like it was yesterday. I was..."
In my life thus far, the single most remarkable event is that which occurred on September 11, 2001. It turned the very simple act of looking for supplies at the UW Oshkosh school store into a surreal image that will remain with me to the day I die. James Nachtwey and Time Magazine provide the image shown here. I think it is a good representation of how many felt, that day.
The world as known crumbled around our ears. We stood in the rubble, looking on in horror as events unfolded. And then we mourned.
In a way, our country is still mourning. We continue the struggle that started that day, and we have no way our knowing how or when it will end. All we can do is fight for what we believe to be right.
So today, remember. Remember those who gave their lives without even knowing the reason. Remember those who died trying to save others. Remember those who lived and face the pain of the past.
And remember those who lay their lives on the line every day that we might continue to live free. Those who serve in harm's way in places far from home. They do so for little recognition, less money, and well aware of the risks.
Most importantly, REMEMBER.
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