[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 125 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       COMMEMORATING SEPTEMBER 11

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                               speech of

                           HON. RUSH D. HOLT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 2010

  Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, this week the House pauses to remember those 
who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on our nation some nine 
years ago. My district suffered casualties that day, including 
Cranbury, New Jersey businessman Todd Beamer. Todd's words, ``Let's 
Roll'', were the prelude to the first act in striking back against the 
terrorist who had hijacked Flight 93. His sacrifice and that of the 
other passengers and crew aboard Flight 93 undoubtedly save many lives 
that terrible day. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Lisa, 
and his children, David, Drew, and Morgan Kay, and to all the other 
families who lost loved ones on that day.
  Nine years later, the memory of that terrible day remains fresh for 
those who lost someone dear to them. At the memorial service in 
Middletown in my district, we recalled the names of the fallen, 
including Stephen Cangialosi, Kathleen Hunt, Robert Parks, Edward 
Desimone, and Brendan and Roseanne Lang--just some of those who lost 
their lives on September 11, 2001. My thoughts also turned to Richard 
Guadagno, formerly of Trenton and the manager of the Humbolt Bay 
National Wildlife Refuge, who perished on Flight 93. We owe debt of 
gratitude to the families of the victims for pressing for an 
investigation into how the attacks happened and how to prevent future 
tragedies. Kristin Breitweiser, Nikki Stern, Ginny Bauer, and other 
affected families from across the country demonstrated the power of 
citizen action. We will never forget these people, nor the courage and 
dedication of those they left behind and who continue to remind of us 
of the need to honor their memory and their sacrifice.
  I've spent many of my years in Congress since the 9/11 attacks 
working to prevent a repeat of that tragedy. We are safer today in many 
ways than before 9/11, but there is still much for us to do. The best 
way we can honor those Americans who lost their lives on that day is to 
continue working to make our country safer still. Osama bin Laden and 
his band of murderers inflicted great physical harm on our country and 
our citizens, but neither he nor terrorists like him will never be able 
to break our spirit or cause us to walk away from our friends around 
the world.

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