Remember 9/11

September 11, 2023

Dear Colleagues,

It was the 254th day of the first year of the new century.  Polls and the media reported that Americans were optimistic, buoyed by a flourishing economy and captivated by the promise of a new technological breakthrough called the Internet.  The 21st century was a new beginning.

And then, the unthinkable occurred on September 11, 2001, and our lives and futures changed.

Americans watched live on television or kept their ears to the radio to witness a national tragedy unfold before them.  It created a memory like no other:  many of us, me included, can still recall what we were doing and how we felt that day.  In the aftermath, we searched for solace and asked ‘Why?’  We vowed to never forget.

Today, we are a generation away from that fateful day.  There is an ever-growing number of Americans who have no personal recollection of that day, either because they were too young or not yet born.

For those of us who were witness to September 11, 2001, we are obligated to pass on the events that unfolded and remember the lives that were lost.  We must remember that we saw heroic actions and selfless acts of bravery, reminding us of the goodness and courage of the human spirit in the face of unimaginable events.

I urge you to take a moment and share with your family, friends, or a young person, your reflections.

Let us never forget.

Respectfully,

Sandra J. Doran, J.D.
President