The Tenth Anniversary of September 11


Yesterday, to mark the 10th anniversary of September 11th, President Obama visited Shanksville, PA, the Pentagon and the National September 11 Memorial in New York.

Yesterday evening, President and First Lady Obama attended a “Concert for Hope” at the Kennedy center in DC where he spoke about how that terrible day changed us, as individuals and as a nation. But the President also talked about what has not changed in these past ten years:

These past 10 years have shown that America does not give in to fear. The rescue workers who rushed to the scene, the firefighters who charged up the stairs, the passengers who stormed the cockpit — these patriots defined the very nature of courage. Over the years we’ve also seen a more quiet form of heroism — in the ladder company that lost so many men and still suits up and saves lives every day, the businesses that have been rebuilt from nothing, the burn victim who has bounced back, the families who press on.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive aboard Marine One at the Wall Street landing zone in New York, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

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Guests watch the commemoration ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial in New York, N.Y., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, greet family members and local dignitaries at the National September 11 Memorial in New York, N.Y., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, walk along the North Memorial Pool of the National September 11 Memorial in New York, N.Y., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

A woman touches a name on the edge of the North Pool at the National September 11 Memorial in New York, N.Y., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

An honor guard displays a flag, which flew over ground zero in 2001 following the attacks, during a commemoration ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial in New York, N.Y., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)

Troops stand with wreaths next to each of the 184 benches at the Pentagon Memorial during a ceremonty at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

From left, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Vice President Joe Biden pause for a moment of silence during a ceremonty at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Va., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann)

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama participate in a wreath laying ceremony honoring those who lost their lives and to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton)

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