“One of the things that became clear in 9/11. And has been clear since then is that the United States is the hometown of heroes who always run for danger to do the right thing,” President Obama said.
In 2019, President Donald Trump said that the “Sept. 11th attack remains seared into our soul.’
If ignored, trauma neither heals itself nor disappears. Sept. 11 was a national trauma that impacted every American on both a shared and personal level. For those who were not yet born 20 years ago, its impact might be more subtle but nonetheless is felt. Such is the power of history. -Paul Murdoch
“We learned that courage was more common than we imagined and manifested itself in sudden splendor in the face of death,” President Bush said Saturday at the Pennsylvania ceremony of the 20th anniversary of the attack.
Nous n'oublierons jamais.
Nous combattrons toujours pour la liberté.
We will #NeverForget.
We will always fight for freedom. pic.twitter.com/tpoquQegMI— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) September 11, 2021
