[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18636]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            REMEMBERING 9/11

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2008

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, as the years pass the memories will not 
fade, today stands as a day of mourning for those victims of the 
terrorist attacks of those infamous events, as well as, our nation as a 
whole. We must never forget as the rest of the world so eloquently put 
it: ``We are all Americans.'' For all the destruction that those planes 
brought, they could not bring down what makes our country great, the 
American Spirit. In the face of adversity, we did not focus on what 
separates us, but came together behind the uniting principle that we 
are first and foremost Americans. Taking care of those who were hurt 
and defending the country we love against future attacks is our charge, 
one that we bear with the greatest of honor, appreciation, and respect.

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