[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 127 (Tuesday, September 16, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1799]
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                     IN REMEMBRANCE OF SEPTEMBER 11

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                         HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 16, 2003

  Mr. TURNER of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, it is hard to imagine how much our 
world has changed in the past 2 years. New challenges have been met 
with great courage and the commitment of a strong Nation. Out of the 
ashes of the twin towers has emerged an America with a renewed sense of 
pride and appreciation for our country.
  Americans love freedom. We cherish our way of life and the values 
that make us Americans. Our Founding Fathers stood with ``the flame of 
freedom in their souls, and light of knowledge in their eyes'', and 
created a country unlike that of any other. A country where people do 
not live in fear; a country where ideas, education and imagination are 
endless; a country where children can dream of things never before 
achieved, and grow up to actually do them.
  It has been 2 years since the terrorist attacks, yet when I look 
around, I see an even greater America than had existed before. Our love 
of freedom and the American way of life cannot be shaken. We stand 
together--a United America--so that one day, others may know the joy of 
freedom.

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