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In America
Today marks the eighth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks in New York City and the Pentagon, plus the downed plane in Pennsylvania. I’m ashamed to say the date sneaked up on me… it wasn’t until late last night when I was typing in the date on another post that I remembered.
I’ve noticed that some folks in other countries are confused by how “into” the U.S. flag we Americans are. But to me, it represents everything about our country… how it came to be, the unity of the 50 states, and what we continue to work for and stand for. The terrorist attacks only served to bring us closer together as a country, and I felt posting a photo of the flag would be a good way to remember the day. Yes, we have our problems, and new problems arose after September 11th, but there’s a core there… a foundation of unity which most of us in this country hold dear. And we will never forget.
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