Susie Moore, Deputy Managing Editor at RedState
With Sunday being the 21st anniversary of 9/11, it was, of course, time for reflection. One of my young colleagues – born in 2003 – put out a request on Twitter for those who were alive and remember that day to share what we’d like people his age to know about it on a deeper level. I responded instinctively with this:
That, regardless of what has happened since, for a brief time, who we were as a country — our fierce resolve, our appreciation for freedom, and our love for one another — was as clear as the bright blue sky was that awful September morning.