Maybe I hate that phrase because it was an excuse used by our former President to start a war. Remember that one? Shrub pissed everyone off by using "We Shall Never Forget" (paraphrasing, yet close...) "And those who have committed murder on the US will be brought to justice.....Saddam and his sons were responsible for the tragic events of 9/11". Well, no they weren't. And by the way, Bin Laden is STILL free to this day, 9 years later. I almost see it as an angry war cry - a phrase to stoke your hatred against those who trespassed against us.
But, hey - you can buy a commemorative plate or perhaps a piece of jewelry with the twin towers on it. After all, someone needs to profit from tragedy. Hmmm, interesting how that gets a free pass isn't it?
Sometimes I forget if I took a sinus pill, but I get a headache to remind me. September 11, 2001 I can recall EVERYTHING that happened that morning after Jodi called to tell me to turn on my television at work. I don't need to see countless "views" of the planes slamming into the towers, or New Yorkers running down the streets with dust and debris flying all about them. It will be forever etched in my memory. I didn't need a slogan to remind me that I can't forget what took place that morning.
What I will try to take away from that tragic day - is the days that proceeded it. The feeling (as a nation) we were one. We are Americans. We will help those that needed help.
We collectively mourned the loss of the innocent people who died in the towers the day and the rescue workers who died trying to save them. May you all, rest in peace.
