Twenty-two years ago, the unthinkable happened in the most well-known city in our nation. Two airplanes, two buildings toppled, a multitude of lives lost. So many went to work that morning and never expected the tragedies about to happen. Not only in NYC, but also in a little town called Shanksville, PA where heroic civilians wrestled control of a flying plane that was weaponized by terrorists. And then there was the attack on our nation’s military might, the Pentagon itself. The heroes are too many to name, but a grateful nation salutes them today. May we never forget the sacrifices of so many so that others might live. May we always remember the families left behind to grieve and a nation that was forever changed.

Please remember all of the heroes and their families on the 22nd anniversary of a horrific attack that took so many so quickly.

Let us remember that most of those who died did not die for friends or family. Rather, they died for strangers that they were trying to help, for work colleagues that they tried to rescue. Jesus lay down His life; no one took it from Him. The heroes of 9-11 were robbed of life by evil, but evil did not win that day. Love did! Never forget.