[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21710]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, before September 11, 2 years ago, this Nation 
was unaware that terrorists were planning the most deadly attack in our 
history. Nearly 3,000 men, women and children were killed in an act of 
war, the most horrific act of violence many of us have ever seen.
  Tomorrow we will honor their memory. We should never forget why they 
died, because the agents of evil could not stand the freedom that our 
country represents. These enemies of freedom believed that we lacked 
the will to oppose them. They attacked our country and declared war on 
our way of life. Their intent is not our defeat, their intent is our 
destruction. I am proud of the way this country responded. I am proud 
of our troops who fought bravely to bring freedom to so many, and I am 
proud of our Commander in Chief who has led us in the war against 
terror with a steady hand. On this second anniversary, let us renew our 
resolve to rid the world of terrorism.

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