[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 125 (Thursday, September 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1776]
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                        REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11

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                            HON. JANE HARMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2003

  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, the passage of time will not fade from our 
memories the horror we witnessed 2 years ago today.
  Nor will it diminish our feelings of sadness for those who lost their 
lives at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in a remote field in 
western Pennsylvania.
  For California's South Bay, where LAX--the destination of three of 
the four hijacked planes--is located, four of my constituents were 
killed.
  We remember these individuals and comfort their families: Anna Alison 
of Torrance, Chandler ``Chad'' Keller of Manhattan Beach, Stanley Hall 
of Rancho Palos Verdes, and John Wenckus of Torrance.
  We also remember several other individuals who worked in the 36th 
district but lived elsewhere. Their coworkers remember them fondly: 
Ruben Ornedo, who worked at Boeing, and Peter Gay, who worked for 
Raytheon Electronics and commuted to El Segundo weekly from the east 
coast
  Mr. Speaker, since September 11, we have taken concerted action to 
defeat terrorism. Brave members of our Armed Forces and intelligence 
communities are working to bring the perpetrators of those terrorist 
attacks to justice.
  But we have much still to do.
  And however difficult that task, we are inspired by the heroism of 
the first responders who gave their lives that day--by the thousands 
who are prepared to do the same should another attack occur--and by the 
memories of so many people who died.
  As we mark this anniversary, to paraphrase Tennyson, America will 
``strive . . . seek . . . find . . . and not yield'' in the face of 
this new threat.
  Indeed, America will prevail.

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