[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16531-16537]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN REMEMBRANCE OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, we all have been touched by the events at 
the Pentagon this morning. As I walked in, there was a woman whom I do 
not know, but she is symbolic of the sacrifices that people have made. 
Her face had been burned very badly, she had no hands, and her arms had 
been burned. This is what the terrorist activity is all about.
  This innocent woman, who never did anything to anyone, has been 
subjected to this physical torture. It goes without saying that she has 
gone through and will go through many skin grafts and other such 
procedures so that she can learn to use her prosthetic hands, which she 
does not have yet.
  It used to be when a building was constructed, they had a ceremony, 
on every major construction, called the laying of the chief 
cornerstone. What does that mean? It means that the final stone in the 
foundation of that building will be laid.
  Why did people celebrate that event? They celebrated because they 
knew if that building had a strong foundation, it would be fine.
  In our life in America, that foundation, that chief cornerstone is 
the Constitution of the United States. That little document that people 
speak about in this Chamber--led by, more than anyone else, Senator 
Byrd--is the chief cornerstone of this great democracy.
  As we are forced to remember these events of September 11--because it 
is easy not to put unpleasant thoughts in our minds--as we are forced 
to remember these events, and rightfully so, we have to remember that 
this country has a firm foundation because the chief cornerstone of the 
foundation of this country is our Constitution.
  Today, of course, is the first anniversary of the September 11 
terrorist attacks on America. On this day we remember, as we will do 
every year on September 11, those tragic events that our Nation 
experienced on September 11, 2001.
  What happened in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania has 
left many of us--in fact, all of us--with memories and strong emotions. 
I know that Nevadans were deeply affected by the terrorist attacks in 
the aftermath, and I feel good about how people in Nevada have reacted.
  We were hurt very badly. Our No. 1 business is tourism, and tourism 
took a terrible blow. But those business entrepreneurs, people who 
worked for those large corporations, and the people who worked for the 
small businesses recognized that time would solve the problems, that 
time would heal a lot of the tourism problems, and it has. We are not 
back to where we were, but we are OK. I am proud of how the people of 
the State of Nevada have reacted.
  We also have had from the State of Nevada a pouring out of sympathy, 
comfort, and consolation for those who were killed and hurt. We lost a 
teacher in the terrorism attacks, a teacher at Palo Verde High School. 
We lost two soldiers who were killed in action. So we will always 
remember what happened.
  As individuals and in private, we will often reflect on this national 
tragedy.

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We cannot confine our memories to a single day or be guided by the 
calendar, but September 11 will forever be the day that we 
collectively, as a nation, as a people, as America remember. We 
remember those whose lives were ended so suddenly and violently, not 
knowing what happened.
  We remember the firefighters. We remember the police officers--the 
firefighters are New York's bravest, the police officers are New York's 
finest--and all other emergency and rescue workers who accepted the 
risks in rushing into burning buildings giving their lives, suffering 
physical and mental injury to help save the lives of people they did 
not know.
  We remember the sacrifice, the selflessness, the heroism, and the 
courage of all of those who offered aid. We must remember those who 
survived and the thousands who did not. We must remember the parents, 
grandparents, children, sisters, brothers, wives, husbands, partners, 
and friends who have been robbed of not a weekend, not a week, not a 
month, not a year, but they have been robbed of their loved ones 
forever.
  From the stories they have shared, we remember not only the deaths 
but the lives of their loved ones, remember their loss, and their 
struggle to heal. We remember our personal losses, our pain, even our 
anger, and, of course, our tears.
  We remember the shock of seeing massive metal towers collapse as if 
they were Erector Sets that our grandchildren constructed. We have seen 
these massive metal towers reduced to rubble. We all remember the fire 
and the smoke.
  I will never forget leaving room 219, after Senator Daschle told us 
we had to evacuate the building, looking out the window and seeing the 
smoke billowing out of the Pentagon where we were this morning. We 
remember, though, the effort to rebuild the Pentagon. We remember the 
generosity and spirit of Americans coming together to offer kindness, 
money, compassion, and consolation. We remember the sympathy expressed 
by foreign governments. As the President expressed this morning, some 
90 foreign governments--I think it was the President; maybe it was 
Secretary Rumsfeld--are helping us in our battle in Afghanistan.
  We remember that individuals all over the world opened their arms and 
their hearts to America. We remember the gruesome images so vivid that 
they are etched in our minds, and we remember how the spirit of our 
Nation was awakened, how Americans demonstrated resilience and resolve. 
We remember how the country united to support the war on terrorism. We 
remember the soldiers who were killed as part of our military efforts 
in Afghanistan. We remember, and we must always remember, the firm 
foundation of our country. We are a country guided by the Constitution 
of the United States, which separates us from the rest of the world. 
That is why we have remained a strong, vibrant democracy for more than 
200 years.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Virginia.
  Mr. ALLEN. I ask unanimous consent to speak on this matter for as 
much time as I may consume.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. President, I rise today to offer my thoughts on this 
very solemn day of remembrance as we all return from a magnificent 
ceremony at the Pentagon observing all that is strong and good and 
awesome about our country.
  I thank the Senator from Nevada for his very poignant words of 
empathy, as well as his understanding of the foundations of our 
country. Nevada, as all States, was hit hard.
  We saw the outpouring of compassion all over this country, and I will 
share some of those stories. I recall in August driving across a lonely 
two-lane road in South Dakota, which would eventually get to the 
Badlands. There was a big bale of hay on the side of the road which had 
painted on it the American flag. It showed the spirit of that farm. We 
did not see any people, but we knew the sentiment of the folks who 
lived on that farm and in that region.
  September 11, 9/11, just those words evoke sentiments and memories of 
where we were and what we did on that day of tragedy. As we remember 
those vile terrorist attacks of one year ago, for many of us the 
emotions and shock, the disbelief and horror that we experienced 
individually and as a people and a nation are still fresh. Those 
memories, however, continue to strengthen our resolve in the same way 
that our Nation was forged together after those vile attacks a year 
ago.
  Today, we view our Nation in a fundamentally new light. We have a 
greater understanding of the freedoms we enjoy and how vital it is that 
they be guarded, preserved, and even fought for, if necessary. We have 
a greater appreciation for a country that respects people of diverse 
backgrounds, cultures, and religious beliefs. We have poured out our 
hearts and our assistance to those who were injured and the families of 
those who lost a dear one. We view firefighters, police officers, first 
responders, with much greater appreciation, whether they are the brave 
men and women of the battalions in New York City or northern Virginia 
or in communities large and small all across our United States of 
America. These men and women were transformed on that day into our 
heroes. We will forever remember the thousands of innocent men, women, 
and children who were killed at the World Trade Center and in a field 
in Somerset County, PA.
  This Senator will remember the 184 patriots at the Pentagon and on 
American Airlines flight 77 who lost their lives on Virginia soil. It 
is indeed the heroes and the innocent patriotic victims we will 
remember the most. The images of flags raised, the solemn salute of 
rescuers to their fallen comrades, and people who were rushing into 
burning buildings on the verge of collapsing hoping to just save one 
more life.
  They and the freedom-loving patriots across our great Nation stand in 
stark contrast to those who only know hate, destruction, and 
oppression.
  We also see that in a time of trial, ordinary people of all walks of 
life perform with extraordinary courage and dignity. We remember people 
such as LTC Ted Anderson, who carried two of the injured from the 
burning Pentagon and reentered through a broken window to drag out two 
more, one whose clothes were on fire; 1SG Rick Keevill and Virginia 
State Troopers Mike Middleton and Myrlin Wimbish, who entered the 
Pentagon three separate times looking for victims; LCDR David 
Tarantino, who moved a pile of rubble enough to pull a man from the 
Pentagon just before the roof collapsed; other Pentagon heroes such as 
SSG Christopher Braman; LTC Victor Correa; SGT Roxane Cruz-Cortes; MAJ 
John Grote; LTC Robert Grunewald; COL Philip McNair; CPT Darrell 
Oliver; SP Michael Petrovich; SGM Tony Rose; LTC Marilyn Wills; and CPT 
David Thomas.
  The Senator from Nevada, Mr. Reid, mentioned a woman who I think was 
Mrs. Kurtz at the Pentagon. Mrs. Louise Kurtz, though severely burned 
herself, valiantly tended to the needs of others around her. I am 
introducing legislation that will change current law so that 
individuals--such as Mrs. Kurtz, and those in her situation--can 
contribute to her retirement and so they will be able to afford to 
return to work after a very lengthy period of recuperation.
  We also remember people such as Barbara Olson, a passenger on flight 
77 who had the presence of mind to call loved ones on the ground to 
alert them of the hijacking.
  We remember CPT ``Chic'' Burlingame of flight 77 who died fighting 
off hijackers who commandeered his plane and who is now properly buried 
at Arlington National Cemetery. These people have all touched our 
lives.
  In talking to Mr. Burlingame's brothers and sister and wife, I find 
it noteworthy that at the Arlington National Cemetery his grave is on 
the tour and people in the tradition of those of the Jewish faith will 
put rocks on his headstone. That is very touching to the family and 
shows the unity and appreciation of a grateful nation.

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  We also remember the survivors, survivors such as Stephen Push, whose 
wife Lisa Raines perished in the Pentagon and who has become a forceful 
and articulate spokesman for victims and families.
  I will always remember, and thought of it last night while driving 
home, a young boy, a neighbor, a friend of my children whose name is 
Nick Jacoby. He lost his father on flight 77.
  There are stories all over our communities and Nation. We also, of 
course, remember the quiet dignity of people such as Lisa Beamer who 
helped keep their loved ones very much alive for all of us. Her husband 
Todd, who said, ``Let's roll,'' led an uprising with several other 
patriots against the hijackers of flight 93 and saved hundreds, if not 
thousands, of lives at the Capitol and in the Washington, DC, area. 
Recent reports recognize their likely target was this building.
  We will remember countless others whose courageous efforts saved 
lives and provided comfort. We will remember and we will thank them for 
their extraordinary, inspirational dignity and their character. We will 
also remember the construction workers, the hard-hat patriots of the 
Phoenix project who worked around the clock in their inspiring efforts 
to rebuild the Pentagon in plenty of time for employees to move in 
before the 1-year anniversary.
  We will remember folks from a church that made quilts, the Christ 
Baptist Church from Prince William in Manassas, a magnificent quilt 
with the names of all who died. Also, we will remember the 
International House of Pancakes in Bristol, VA, an IHOP owned by an 
American who came here from Lebanon. I asked him a few months later how 
his business was. He said right after the attacks, for a few weeks, 
there were hardly any customers. But then a Methodist Church in 
Bristol, on the Virginia-Tennessee line, brought up the situation, and 
everyone from that church on that Sunday went in with their families 
and filled up the IHOP. Since then, others were coming back. That is a 
sign of the decency and the care of communities across the Nation.
  Five days ago, in New York City, I had the opportunity to speak to a 
group of 70 mothers who were pregnant last September 11, and who were 
made widows on that terrible day. It has been said that suffering makes 
kinsmen of us all. While those mothers no longer have the physical and 
emotional support of their husbands, and the fathers of their children, 
they are now a part of our greater American family. In those babies, 
all under 1 year, the spirit and blood of their fathers live on. We 
want the babies to grow up with the optimism of liberty and opportunity 
and hope that is the spirit of America. These young children represent 
not just a birth but a rebirth, a rebirth and a rededication of the 
strength and unity of our Nation and her great, caring people as we 
move forward. Indeed, our Nation will be changed for generations by the 
tragic events of a single day and all those that followed September 11. 
We pray for the souls of all that we lost that day and their surviving 
families as well.
  As a Senator from Virginia, for the permanent Record of our Republic, 
I ask unanimous consent to have printed the names of all the men, 
women, and children who perished in that attack on Virginia soil.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

   The 184 Victims Who Perished at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001

     Paul W. Ambrose
     Specialist Craig S. Amundson
     Yeoman 3rd Class Melissa Rose Barnes
     Master Sgt. Max J. Beilke
     Yeneneh Betru
     Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Kris Romeo Bishundat
     Carrie R. Blagburn
     Col. Canfield D. Boone
     Mary Jane Booth
     Donna M. Bowen
     Allen P. Boyle
     Bernard C. Brown II
     Electronics Technician 3rd Class Christopher L. Burford
     Capt. Charles F. Burlingame III
     Electronics Technician 3rd Class Daniel M. Caballero
     Sgt. 1st Class Jose O. Calderon-Olmedo
     Suzanne M. Calley
     Angelene C. Carter
     Sharon A. Carver
     William E. Caswell
     Sgt. 1st Class John J. Chada
     Rosa Maria Chapa
     David M. Charlebois
     Sara M. Clark
     Julian T. Cooper
     Asia S. Cotton
     Lt. Commander Eric A. Cranford
     Ada M. Davis
     James D. Debeuneure
     Capt. Gerald F. Deconto
     Rodney Dickens
     Lt. Commander Jerry D. Dickerson
     Eddie A. Dillard
     Information Systems Technician 1st Class Johnnie Doctor, Jr.
     Capt. Robert E. Dolan, Jr.
     Commander William H. Donovan
     Lt. Commander Charles A. Droz III
     Commander Patrick Dunn
     Aerographer's Mate 1st Class Edward T. Earhart
     Barbara G. Edwards
     Lt. Commander Robert R. Elseth
     Charles S. Falkenberg
     Leslie A. Whittington
     Dana Falkenberg
     Zoe Falkenberg
     Store Keeper 3rd Class Jamie L. Fallon
     J. Joseph Ferguson
     Amelia V. Fields
     Gerald P. Fisher
     Darlene E. Flagg
     Rear Adm. Wilson F. Flagg
     Aerographer's Mate 2nd Class Matthew M. Flocco
     Sandra N. Foster
     1st Lt. Richard P. Gabriel
     Capt. Lawrence D. Getzfred
     Cortez Ghee
     Brenda C. Gibson
     Col. Ronald F. Golinski
     Ian J. Gray
     Diane Hale-McKinzy
     Stanley R. Hall
     Carolyn B. Halmon
     Michele M. Heidenberger
     Sheila M.S. Hein
     Electronics Technician 1st Class Ronald J. Hemenway
     Maj. Wallace Cole Hogan, Jr.
     Staff Sgt. Jimmie I. Holley
     Angela M. Houtz
     Brady Kay Howell
     Peggie M. Hurt
     Lt. Col. Stephen N. Hyland, Jr.
     Lt. Col. Robert J. Hymel
     Sgt. Maj. Lacey B. Ivory
     Bryan C. Jack
     Steven D. Jacoby
     Lt. Col. Dennis M. Johnson
     Judith L. Jones
     Ann C. Judge
     Brenda Kegler
     Chandler R. Keller
     Yvonne E. Kennedy
     Norma Cruz Khan
     Karen Ann Kincaid
     Lt. Michael S. Lamana
     David W. Laychak
     Dong Chul Lee
     Jennifer Lewis
     Kenneth E. Lewis
     Sammantha L. Lightbourn-Allen
     Maj. Stephen V. Long
     James T. Lynch, Jr.
     Terrace M. Lynch
     Operations Specialist 2nd Class Nehamon Lyons IV
     Shelley A. Marshall
     Teresa M. Martin
     Ada L. Mason-Acker
     Lt. Col. Dean E. Mattson
     Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude
     Robert J. Maxwell
     Renee A. May
     Molly L. McKenzie
     Dora Marie Menchaca
     Patricia E. Mickley
     Maj. Ronald D. Milam
     Gerald P. Moran, Jr.
     Odessa V. Morris
     Electronics Technician 1st Class Brian A. Moss
     Teddington H. Moy
     Lt. Commander Patrick J. Murphy
     Christopher C. Newton
     Khang Ngoc Nguyen
     Illustrator-Draftsman 2nd Class Michael A. Noeth
     Barbara K. Olson
     Ruben S. Ornedo
     Diana B. Padro
     Lt. Jonas M. Panik
     Maj. Clifford L. Patterson, Jr.
     Robert Penninger
     Robert R. Ploger III
     Zandra F. Ploger
     Capt. Jack D. Punches
     Aviation Anti-Submarine Warfare Operator 1st Class Joseph J. 
         Pycior, Jr.
     Lisa J. Raines
     Deborah A. Ramsaur
     Rhonda Sue Rasmussen
     Information Systems Technician 1st Class Marsha D. Ratchford
     Martha M. Reszke
     Todd H. Reuben
     Cecelia E. (Lawson) Richard
     Edward V. Rowenhorst
     Judy Rowlett
     Sgt. Maj. Robert E. Russell
     Chief Warrant Officer 4th Class William R. Ruth

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     Charles E. Sabin, Sr.
     Majorie C. Salamone
     John P. Sammartino
     Col. David M. Scales
     Commander Robert A. Schlegel
     Janice M. Scott
     Lt. Col. Michael L. Selves
     Marian H. Serva
     Commander Dan F. Shanower
     Antionette M. Sherman
     Diane M. Simmons
     George W. Simmons
     Donald D. Simmons
     Cheryle D. Sincock
     Information Systems Technician Chief Gregg H. Smallwood
     Lt. Col. Gary F. Smith
     Mari-Rae Sopper
     Robert Speisman
     Lt. Darin H. Pontell
     Scott Powell
     Patricia J. Statz
     Edna L. Stephens
     Norma Lang Steuerle
     Sgt. Maj. Larry L. Strickland
     Hilda E. Taylor
     Lt. Col. Kip P. Taylor
     Leonard E. Taylor
     Sandra C. Taylor
     Sandra D. Teague
     Lt. Col. Karl W. Teepe
     Sgt. Tamara C. Thurman
     Lt. Commander Otis V. Tolbert
     Staff Sgt. Willie Q. Troy
     Lt. Commander Ronald J. Vauk
     Lt. Commander Karen J. Wagner
     Meta L. (Fuller) Waller
     Specialist Chin Sun Pak Wells
     Staff Sgt. Maudlyn A. White
     Sandra L. White
     Ernest M. Willcher
     Lt. Commander David L. Williams
     Maj. Dwayne Williams
     Radioman Chief Marvin Roger Woods
     Capt. John D. Yamnicky, Sr.
     Vicki Yancey
     Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Kevin W. Yokum
     Information Systems Technician Chief Donald M. Young
     Edmond G. Young, Jr.
     Lisa L. Young
     Shuyin Yang
     Yuguang Zheng

  Mr. ALLEN. I add in closing, the Burlingame family, wife and 
surviving brother and sister, gave me a replica of one of the few 
things found from Captain Burlingame, other than his wedding ring. He 
had a picture of his mother and a prayer. They gave this to me a couple 
hours ago at the ceremony at the Pentagon.
  I share it with my colleagues and Americans. It is entitled: ``I Did 
Not Die,'' by Mary Frye.

     Do not stand at my grave and weep;
     I am not there, I do not sleep.
     I am a thousand winds that blow.
     I am the diamond glints on snow.
     I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
     I am the gentle autumn rain.
     When you awaken in the morning's hush
     I am the swift uplifting rush
     Of quiet birds in circled flight.
     I'm the soft stars that shine at night.
     Do not stand at my grave and cry;
     I am not there, I did not die.

  Never forget. We will never forget. We will always remember this day 
that forged America together. These horrific events have strengthened 
our unity of purpose and resolve as Americans, that we stand strong 
together for liberty. I hope and pray that as long as God continues to 
bless our United States and indeed blesses the entire world with people 
of such courage, integrity, and character, that liberty and justice 
will endure and prevail.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Wisconsin.
  Mr. FEINGOLD. Mr. President, today I come to the floor to remember, 
to reflect, to try to somehow do justice to the memory of those lost to 
us on September 11. The tremendous grief we felt then, and still feel 
so sharply today, makes this anniversary a painful one for all of us as 
a nation, and as a people.
  The anguish of that day will always be with us, but those of us who 
witnessed those acts of terror on our television screens know that we 
cannot imagine the suffering of those who perished in the attacks, or 
those who survived them.
  The families and friends of those who died must live with terrible 
loss, and those who survived must live with searing memories.
  No passage of time can ever erase the emotions of that day. But 1 
year later, we also know that no passage of time can diminish the 
legacy left behind by those who perished. They will always be with us, 
living on in the family and friends who loved them.
  No passage of time will allow us to regain what was so tragically 
lost on that morning. But one year later, with the passage of time, we 
see so clearly what was briefly obscured by smoke and fear and 
disbelief. We see the strength of the people around us--their everyday 
heroism, their generosity, and their humanity.
  No passage of time can change what happened on September 11. But the 
last year has shown us that when our Nation was tested by terror, we 
did not falter, and most of all we did not fail each other. We rose 
together to meet the challenges before us, and we found that together 
we were capable of more than we ever imagined.
  So today we find strength in each other. We find strength in the acts 
of heroism, and the acts of simple humanity, that took place on 
September 11 and in the aftermath of the attacks: the bravery of the 
first responders at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and the 
acts of kindness of Americans all over the country who donated blood, 
observed moments of silence, or flew the flag in a show of patriotism 
and support.
  Each of these acts, however large or small, contributed to our 
growing faith in the Nation's recovery, and in each other.
  I was deeply proud of the many Wisconsinites who reached out to the 
victims of September 11 and their families. Volunteers from around the 
state flocked to disaster relief organizations to donate money and 
donate their time to support the victims of the attacks.
  A number of Wisconsin volunteers also traveled to the World Trade 
Center to support the rescue workers. That desire all of us felt to do 
something, anything we could to help the victims of the attacks ran 
deep in my state, as it did everywhere across the country.
  Just as the firefighters and police on 9/11 redefined bravery and 
heroism, in the uncertain days that followed, the Americans who reached 
out to help the victims and their families redefined generosity and 
patriotism.
  A number of companies in Wisconsin, as so many businesses nationwide, 
also donated to the rescue efforts. Fire truck manufacturers such as 
Pierce Manufacturing of Appleton, WI, and Marion Body Works of Marion, 
WI, donated critical replacement equipment to the New York City Fire 
Department. Seagrave Fire Apparatus of Clintonville, WI, rallied to 
complete previously ordered equipment for the New York City Fire 
Department in the wake of the attacks, and sent staff to New York to 
help the Department repair damaged equipment.
  These efforts reaffirmed our faith that Americans would rise to this 
challenge, as we have so many times throughout our Nation's history. 
And we are rising to that challenge.
  It has not been easy, and I frankly don't believe that all the 
choices we have made have been the right ones. But that has never 
affected the pride I feel to be an American during this extraordinary 
time in our history. I couldn't be more proud of the way Americans have 
come together in the wake of this tragedy, and I have been privileged 
to serve in the Senate during this last year.
  What we as a nation have accomplished over the last year, and what we 
will accomplish in the years to come to meet the challenge of 
terrorism, will be our mark on history, not just as a Congress but as a 
generation.
  It is of course impossible to summarize what happened on 9/11 and 
what it means. There were so many moments--public and private, captured 
on film and also lost to history--that make up our collective memory of 
that day.
  The New York Times section ``Portraits of Grief,'' however, is one 
laudable effort to pay tribute to the victims as individuals by 
remembering and celebrating each of their lives. These brief stories of 
the victims' lives remind us that the people who died that day were 
from every walk of life, from all over the country, and from all over 
the world. They remind us of what America truly is--a sea of 
nationalities and ethnicities never before seen in human history. The 
bitter irony of al-Qaida's desire to kill Americans is that people from 
every corner of the world have become citizens of this Nation.

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Like places all across America, the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, 
and the hijacked planes were filled with people with roots in Africa, 
Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Central and South America.
  These people and their families came here for different reasons, and 
they likely lived vastly different lives. But all of them had the 
chance to be a part of this great and free Nation. And all of them were 
senselessly struck down on September 11.
  One such man was Ramzi Doany. I would like to read the story 
published in the ``Portraits of Grief'' section of the New York Times 
about this man, who lived for many years in my home state of Wisconsin.

       Ramzi Doany amassed friends. He amassed them with acts of 
     kindness, like tutoring a woman with lupus, two children and 
     no husband, to get her through college, or letting his 
     college roommate and the roommate's wife live in his condo 
     for two years so they could save money for a down payment on 
     a house.
       He amassed friends with his sense of humor, which filled a 
     room and flourished at an early age. As a boy of 9 or 10, 
     young Ramzi dug a hole in the backyard for a terrible report 
     card and put a stone on top. ``He said it was dead and 
     buried,'' said his sister, Dina Doany Azzam.
       Mr. Doany was born to Palestinian parents in Amman, Jordan, 
     and lived for many years in Milwaukee. At 35, he devoured the 
     novels of Dickens, cooked Thanksgiving turkeys with great 
     pride (even if they were just a bit dry) and had just bought 
     a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. He chose to work as a forensic 
     accountant last March for Marsh & McLennan, the insurance 
     brokerage company, because it would bring him to New York, a 
     city he loved. The job also brought him to the World Trade 
     Center.
       It was a funny sort of journey, his sister said.

  This man's journey, like so many others, was tragically cut short on 
September 11.
  On this day, the passage of time is bittersweet. Whatever the healing 
powers of time, no passage of years can change what happened on 
September 11. But the passage of time brings other gifts.
  This last year has brought us resolve--the firm resolve to stop 
terror, to preserve our liberty, and to do justice to the memory of 
those who died.
  It has also shown us our own resilience--how Americans, even in the 
initial moments of shock and horror of the attacks, showed so much 
bravery, so much compassion, and so much generosity.
  Finally, time has brought renewal. It has renewed our strength, our 
hope, and our faith in each other.
  So it is with this resolve, this resilience, and this sense of 
renewal that we move forward, in the name of those who perished, 
dedicated to fighting terror, and united by our faith in this great and 
free Nation.
  I yield the floor.
  Mr. STEVENS. Mr. President, in the morning hours of September 11 our 
nation endured a terrible tragedy. Though thousands of miles from the 
crash sites, the response from our ``Last Frontier'' was overwhelming. 
Alaskans rushed to aid the victims of the terrorist attacks. They 
volunteered rescue dogs and handlers. They waited in line for three 
hours to donate blood. Some boarded planes and traveled to Ground Zero 
to aid in the search and rescue efforts. In December, those Alaskans 
were still there clearing debris.
  Alaskans who could not travel to the crash sites offered support in 
other ways. Over 10,000 Alaskans signed two fifty-foot banners bearing 
the phrase ``Love and Prayers, from the People of Alaska.'' One banner 
was presented in New York City by Alaskan firefighters. The other now 
hangs in the Pentagon. Countless Alaskans donated funds to help victims 
through the economic hardships brought on by the attacks. In Kenai, the 
Firefighters Association petitioned our state to name a mountain after 
St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters, as a tribute to 
firefighters killed in the World Trade Center.
  This year, Alaskans once again join the nation in mourning and 
remembrance. Today, I attended the Pentagon's memorial service, but in 
my home State. Alaskans will pay tribute to our heroes in their own 
unique way. Anchorage residents will observe a moment of silence at 
8:46 a.m. Emergency responders from across Alaska will gather on Barrow 
Street in Anchorage and join firefighters and police in a procession. A 
memorial wall will be erected at Town Square. In Homer, Motzart's 
``Requiem'' will be performed as part of a worldwide sequence of 
performances beginning at the hour of the attack and moving from one 
time zone to the next. I hope all Alaskans who cannot participate in 
these events will attend a memorial and prominently display American 
flags.
  I am proud of Alaska's efforts to honor and remember the victims of 
this tragedy. On that fateful morning they gave what Lincoln called the 
``last full measure of devotion.'' We honor their memory and their 
sacrifice.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Wyoming. The 
Senator is advised that under the previous order at the hour of 11:40 
the Republican leader will be recognized to speak.
  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. President, I appreciate the opportunity to share some 
thoughts about this day.
  We all have memories, of course, of a year ago. They are so clear 
after a year. Nothing like that has ever happened in this country. We 
remember it as we see it again on TV today.
  We have had a year to react, to recognize and accept the fact that it 
did happen. The unbelievable thing, shocking as it was, did happen. But 
we have also had the time to change from the immediate anger that we 
had, and the disbelief, to a commitment and resolution to do all that 
is necessary to make certain that it does not happen again.
  We have had this year to increase our loyalty to our country and to 
our flag, to increase our understanding of the values of freedom and 
democracy, to commit our resolve to help and support those who have 
lost loved ones, family members, and friends, to accept the reality 
that here in the Congress we can disagree and have different views on 
normal, daily issues, but when it comes to protecting our country and 
to preserving freedom, we all come together.
  The events of September 11 have clearly changed the way Americans 
view the world. We watched the events unfold. No one will ever forget. 
Everyone around the world has been touched, and we see some of that 
now. We are embroiled in a struggle against people who do not care 
about their lives and have set out to ruin ours. Sadly, we lost lives, 
but we regained a strong commitment to preserving our freedom and our 
integrity.
  So all and all, it has been a year of shock, disbelief, anger, 
followed by commitment, caring, sharing, patriotism, and determination. 
I think we should be very proud of our fellow Americans for their 
commitment, their willingness to sacrifice and to give--whether it be 
on the battlegrounds overseas, whether it be in rescue missions or law 
enforcement, in charity to the needy, leadership in our country both at 
the community and national level, or just caring for our friends and 
neighbors and loving our families. This year has put an emphasis in all 
these values.
  The United States will survive and will strengthen. Freedom will 
endure, and we thank God for the opportunity to be able to ensure that 
for our future.
  Mr. President, I yield the floor.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Republican leader.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, my time was to begin at 11:40 and we are a 
couple of minutes before that time. If I can take a moment before I 
begin with that, I will seek recognition now.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is recognized.
  Mr. LOTT. I acknowledge the fine statement that was made by Senator 
Thomas and thank him for his efforts today to make sure that Senators 
are aware of the opportunity to come to the floor of the Senate and pay 
appropriate tribute and recognition, and express the condolences that 
are so appropriate for that occasion. I want to make sure he was aware 
of our appreciation.
  Mr. THOMAS. I thank the Republican leader.
  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, this day, September 11, is its own memorial. 
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expressing her horror and her sorrow on this, her birthday--and only 2 
weeks after her new daughter was born. She talked about how ``I will 
just change my birth date. I will celebrate it a day earlier.'' She 
asked me, ``What exactly is this situation in this world I have brought 
my daughter into?''
  It struck me that she would have those questions and those concerns, 
and what she had seen that day. She worried about what it means for the 
future.
  I talked to her this morning on her birthday. She celebrates her 
birthday today, as she should--not just because it was the day she was 
born but because she now realizes that in some ways, in spite of her 
horror, this is an even more special day--this is Patriots Day.
  So my special pen from the Pentagon service will go to my daughter on 
this day because I think in a way how she felt a year ago and how she 
feels today reflects what we have all gone through and what we have 
experienced.
  The truth is that this day doesn't really require any speeches or 
ceremonies, though we certainly will have them all day long. We really 
need no monument to remind us of the suffering and sorrow that befell 
our country 1 year ago today.
  As we sat there next to the wall of the Pentagon, I kept thinking 
about the innocent men, women, and children who lost their lives so 
inexplicably and so mercilessly on that day. But I also think about 
those who tried so hard that day to save people's lives with danger to 
themselves. Some of them probably were injured, and some of them maybe 
were killed--and all that has gone into the work at that building to 
symbolize the importance of us showing that we are mending our wounds 
and we are going to be stronger from what we have experienced.
  The wound that we had last year hasn't healed, nor should we expect 
it to be healed so quickly, nor many of the scars. The scars will be 
there. As a nation, we lost a great deal--not only these innocent lives 
in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York, but also that sense of 
security, and perhaps even naivety that we have experienced thinking 
that this is America, we are free and we are accessible, and we go and 
do what we want without being better in any way.
  Well, that has changed. I believe we have been hurt deeply--not just 
those who were directly involved, but all of us who watched it--all 
Americans and all freedom-loving people all over the world.
  I continue to be so pleased and, frankly, thrilled with the reaction 
I get when I meet with leaders from countries all over the world--and 
just average people on the streets of other countries. They come up and 
express their condolences and their support.
  Yesterday I met with the President of Bulgaria and the Prime Minister 
of Portugal. Their comments were so reassuring and satisfying. They 
have done their part. Bulgaria--yes. Bulgaria has had troops in 
Afghanistan and, fortunately, has stood with us and will stay with us 
in the future.
  We have been hurt deeply. But our observance of this day is about 
more than grief, it is about more than anger, and it is about more than 
appreciation. It is about valor and courage beyond words adequate to 
describe what has happened and how we feel. It is about compassion and 
it is about a unity of spirit.
  I have felt that I have seen it as I have gone across this country. I 
do not know how many States I have been in over the past year--but a 
lot of them, and there is a different feeling. When people sing ``God 
Bless America'' and start taking the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, 
they sing and speak differently--with a little more gusto. But it is 
not about a flag, although that is what becomes so much a symbol of 
what we are experiencing internally. And it is not solely even about 
individuals. It is about ideas and principles--the values that have 
made this country what it is.
  In this body, we don't take an oath to people or an oath to a person. 
We take an oath to the Constitution. So that unity of spirit has really 
been so obvious since I have gone into States in New England and the 
South and the West and the far West. It is about faith that looks 
through death and a consolation beyond all human assurance.
  This morning, when we joined President Bush at the Pentagon to 
formally reopen that section of the building destroyed in the terrorist 
attack, we all again felt those emotions of a year ago. I was sitting 
next to Senator Daschle, and we couldn't help but remember a year ago 
when we flew in a helicopter, along with Senator Reid and Senator 
Nickles, right over that area. We looked down and saw what was going 
on--the smoke, the confusion, and the activities in trying to save 
people's lives, put out the fire, and deal with all that was going on. 
It is a site that has been burned into my memory forever.
  Needless to say, there couldn't be a better symbol than the 
restoration of the Pentagon for the way America's Armed Forces have 
responded to the assault on our country. God bless them for what they 
have done and for what they are doing today.
  But those who were responsible for that horror--and all those who 
shelter them, finance them, abet them, encourage them, or reward them--
should understand this: America's most important rebuilding is not the 
shattered wall of the Pentagon, nor the scar in the earth in New York 
City. For what we have restored in the past year cannot be measured in 
granite and steel, nor even grassy knolls, as in the case of 
Pennsylvania. We have rebuilt a wall of resolve, of determination, and 
of steady purpose.
  We have renewed trust in our leadership, and in one another, yes. We 
will disagree on this floor and we will argue about the best way to do 
the homeland security part and what should be the limitations on terror 
insurance. That is what democracy is all about. But in the end we have 
been able to find a way over the past year to come together and get a 
result. That is through determination and a steady purpose.
  We have renewed trust in ways that I hope will stay with us for a 
long time. We have rediscovered in our shared sorrow the power of a 
truly free society to overcome the enemies of freedom.
  These are our battlements and these are our armaments, and their 
might is going to be felt both here at home and in lands far away--
until the hand of terror is crushed and the work of justice is done.
  Again, we extend our heartfelt condolences to those family members 
who lost loved ones last year. We remind ourselves of how heroes were 
born on that date out of that horror, and we rededicate ourselves to 
the purpose of preserving this great young Republic and all the 
freedoms for which it stands.
  I yield the floor.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader.
  Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, I begin by complimenting the 
distinguished Republican leader on his eloquence and his message this 
morning.
  It was 1 year ago today that many of us turned on our television and 
saw what we could only imagine at the time was a horrible, horrible 
accident. Soon we realized that it was no accident. Instead, it was the 
worst terrorist attack on American soil.
  Later this morning the wing of the Pentagon that was destroyed is 
being rededicated. That field in Shanksville is once again green. The 
debris from the site of the World Trade Center has been removed. The 
heavy equipment and the workers are now engaged in the act of 
building--not removing.
  Through the physical scars of that day, we see a nation beginning to 
be healed. The emotional ones are still raw with our memory. Thousands 
of families are approaching their second Thanksgiving without a loved 
one. Children are approaching their second holiday season without a 
mother--or a father. Empty lockers in firehouses still bear witness to 
the brave men who are no longer there.
  And so, the Pentagon can be restored. New grass can cover the churned 
earth of a rural field. New towers can begin to rise where others fell. 
Seasons and years can pass. Through it all, we will never forget.
  This day will forever be a part of our national memory. Nine/eleven 
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that we witnessed, all that we have experienced--on that day and the 
days following.
  That is what we remember all across America today.
  In my home State of South Dakota, there will be a number of small 
services, including a memorial ceremony at Mount Rushmore.
  In Seattle, WA, citizens will march to a downtown fountain that 
became the city's unofficial memorial after September 11. Thousands of 
flowers had been left there. Those flowers were gathered by the city 
and composted. Each marcher will receive a bulb, in mulch generated by 
the original memorial flowers, to plant.
  Birmingham, AL, is dedicating a new memorial walk. San Francisco is 
unfurling a 5-mile long banner along the city's coastline.
  From Portland, ME, to Portland, OR, people are pausing, and paying 
tribute. All tolled, more than 200 communities are holding events of 
some kind. In one way or another, all Americans have the opportunity to 
commemorate our Nation's loss.
  And, of course, some people will simply go about their business--and 
that in itself is a powerful testimonial to our ability to go on.
  Today is also a day to remember that our national tragedy is the 
combination of thousands of individual tragedies.
  I think that sentiment was best stated by Janny Scott, a reporter on 
the Metro desk of the New York Times, who was responsible for 
assembling a number of the ``Portraits of Grief'' that sought to 
capture the essence of each of the victims.
  She wrote about ``the individual humanity swallowed up by the 
dehumanizing vastness of the toll,'' and what she called ``the 
preciousness of each life's path.''
  This morning, in New York, former Mayor Giuliani began the process of 
reading the names of everyone who perished on that day. If one name is 
read every 5 seconds, it will take over 4 hours to list every loss.
  We also remember the individual acts of heroism: Firefighters who 
rushed up to help others get down; the passengers and flight attendants 
on flight 93, who showed us that we don't ever have to surrender to 
evil.
  Seeing their selflessness inspired something similar in all of us. In 
South Dakota, one ranch couple--themselves struggling--sold $40,000 
worth of cattle and donated the proceeds to the victims. Similar acts 
of selflessness took place all over the country. Millions of hands 
reached out to those who had lost so much, until, by the act of 
reaching out and grieving, and remembering, we all came shoulder to 
shoulder as we understood the extraordinary nature of the loss.
  The terrorists who brought down the World Trade Center thought they 
could shake the foundation of this country. They didn't understand that 
the foundation isn't concrete and steel; it is our people, it is our 
commitment--our commitment--to freedom and democracy, and to each 
other.
  So today, we remember those we lost, and we rededicate ourselves to 
preserving the memory of their lives, and to defeating the terror that 
took them.
  Our military men and women in Afghanistan and those fighting terror 
around the globe carry with them our pride, and our hopes.
  In the most fateful struggles in human history, freedom has triumphed 
over the worst forms of tyranny, and we will defeat the tyranny of 
terror as well.
  On March 11, 6 months after the attack, Valerie Webb, a 12-year-old 
who had lost her only living parent in the World Trade Center, flipped 
a switch, sending two towers of light rising into the darkness over 
Lower Manhattan.
  Someone compared that memorial to a national votive candle. Others 
compared it to the lives that were lost: beautiful, powerful, and 
fleeting. On April 14, as planned, that temporary memorial was 
extinguished.
  At sunset tonight, in Battery Park, New York's mayor will light a 
flame to commemorate the victims of that day. Unlike the towers of 
light, that flame will not be extinguished--it will be eternal.
  That flame will burn within sight of another eternal flame--the 
symbolic flame from the torch held by the Statue of Liberty.
  Those two eternal flames carry with them two eternal promises.
  The torch held by the Statue of Liberty is our Nation's promise that 
we will never yield in our determination to be a light to all those who 
seek freedom.
  And the flame that will be lit tonight is our promise that though we 
may be slowly, steadily walking the path from remembrance to recovery--
we will never forget.

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