Friday; September 10
This weekend, the United States will be marking the 20th Anniversary of the attacks of September 11. There are several things that make this event significant: the fact that it was a foreign attack on U. S. soil, using commercial airplanes as flying bombs, the shear magnitude of destruction and death. Yet, there is something else that stands out to me – heroism. As soon as the first plane flew into the World Trade Center, plans were being made to respond – not just from the military, but by common folks. Some people ran into the falling buildings … some packed up food and provisions to be taken to those impacted … some scheduled trips to the effected cities to ease the burdens of the victims and first responders. People gave blood, money, clothing and whatever else they had to help Americans they didn’t even know. Some heroes would have their pictures shown around the world, while others would have their names etched in a wall – but there were many more who remain anonymous. Th