It's been 12 years since 9/11. Like many others, I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing when I found out what happened. Harry was listening to the radio and suddenly ran back to the T.V. room and turned on the television.
When he called to me to come see, I was getting ready for school. At first I thought he was having me see previews for a movie - but I couldn't figure out how such a movie appealed to him!
What I notice now is how the kids I teach only have a vague idea about 9/11. None of them remembers it - they were all babies. As I grow older, I notice how certain anniversaries seem to be familiar to fewer and fewer people.
We truly need to never forget 9/11 - or November 22, 1963, or Pearl Harbor, or D-Day, or Hiroshima, or even the Boston Marathon Bombing.
We all need to keep the memories alive, so that the sacrifices will be truly appreciated and acknowledged - always!
