On September 11, 2001, 2,977 souls were taken from us far too soon in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
We will always remember the first responders who ran toward danger, the strangers who became heroes by carrying others to safety amid the chaos, and the passengers, flight attendants, and pilots aboard Flights AA 11, UA 175, AA 77, and UA 93, who fought back and comforted one another in their final moments.
Twenty-five years later, we remember the strength and unity Americans embodied on this fateful day. May we never take our freedoms for granted, and may we never forget.