2015 Last week brought another anniversary of the terror attacks in New York and DC, and the failed attack that took a plane down in Pennsylvania. As parents and teachers, the protective caregivers of precious youths, days like September 11, 2001 really stick out as important, infamous days. We often find ourselves distraught with everyday obstacles in our lives, but on this day our thoughts were spent on other things. | 2020 Last year, my friend Colonel Lane gave us a run-down of the day (September 11, 2001) he briefed President Bush concerning our military capabilities and the availability of materiel support, along with a time table for the delivery of such. I didn't catch the first part of his presentation, but I did record most of it. The video is still available at this link: Students listened intently to Colonel Lane's account of the day, as well as his experiences in operations in Desert Shield and Desert Storm during the Gulf War. Principal Bozarth and Assistant Principal Garrett joined us for this virtual guest speaker, and they remained after the connection to continue the conversation with students. One of the things we discussed was those moments we live through in history - those times when we remember where we were and exactly what we were doing when we heard about them. For me, that starts with the first moon landing, and continues with hearing about Elvis Presley's death, President Ronald Reagan being shot, the Challenger space shuttle explosion, the Oklahoma City Bombing, the Joplin tornado, and of course, the terrorist attack on our country on September 11, 2001. 2021 This year, the anniversary arrives on a weekend. I'm hoping students will still seek information about events such as this one. Our government depends upon the continuing citizenship of our population. Our nation depends on having an informed electorate. Our future depends on coherent families who educate their children about the past. Already, we see history repeat in many areas of our lives. Our failure to learn from the mistakes of the past will consign us to making the same weak decisions others made. I prefer to believe we may still choose to make progress, that we can still move this nation forward, and that our lives always have room for improvement. Primary sources of information and oral history coming from people who experienced it are invaluable to our mission. |
The events of the grievous terrorist attack on our nation in 2001 can be seen from many points of view. Five years ago, I wrote down some of the memories I still have of that infamous day. Those thoughts appear again, with minor edits, below.
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