[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2336]
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                         IN REMEMBRANCE OF 9/11

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                           HON. BILL CASSIDY

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 22, 2009

  Mr. CASSIDY. Madam Speaker, as we reflect upon the eighth anniversary 
of the September 11 attacks, the Americans who perished that day, the 
Americans who heard the call to arms and sacrificed themselves to 
defend our lives and liberty, the sacrifice of Americans who remain in 
the line of fire and their families, let us reaffirm our commitment to 
Never Forget.
  Scott Rogers, a constituent from Baton Rouge, penned the following 
poem in 2001. It is a tribute to the searing legacy of that fateful day 
and the values that guarantee we will overcome it.

                         The Day Liberty Cried

                           (By Scott Rogers)

     It was just another Tuesday morn
     As people went their way
     The cars, the trains were bustling by
     Another working day

     Although diverse with many faces
     These people shared one hue
     They lived together with Liberty
     Under the colors Red, White, and Blue

     Liberty was the one thing they all shared
     They nurtured Her in their heart
     But little that morn did they realize,
     That their world would be torn apart

     Liberty was strong She stood proud
     But on this fateful morn She cried
     In horror She watched as evil attacked
     And so many innocent people died

     Liberty bowed Her head that day
     For She felt somehow that She
     Had allowed these acts to come to Her shores
     To the great land of the free

     But the evil that attacked Her
     Could not begin to understand
     That Liberty could not be destroyed
     Nor our great love for this land

     Those who tried to hurt Her
     Could not break Her soul
     And proudly we fought to rebuild what was lost
     Although heavy was our toll

     Each brick that fell was carefully removed
     Each victim we will always remember
     And Liberty is there to remind us all
     Each eleventh of September

     We will never forget, we must not forget
     Yes . . . Liberty did cry that day
     But we will never stop pledging ``In God We Trust''
     Because? . . . We love this U.S.A.