September 11, 2001

September 11, 2001. We Will Never Forget. "Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge structures collapsing, have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet, unyielding anger." , President George W. Bush, As the soot and dirt and ash rained down, , we became one color. , As we carried each other down the stairs of the burning building, , we became one class. , As we lit candles of waiting and hope, , we became one generation. , As the firefighters and police officers fought their way into the inferno, , we became one gender. , As we fell to our knees in prayer for strength, , we became one faith. , As we whispered or shouted words, , we spoke one language. , As we gave our blood in lines a mile long, , we became one body. , As we mourned together the great loss, , we became one family. , As we cried tears of grief and loss, , we became one soul. , As we retell with pride of the sacrifice of heroes, , we become one people., We are , One color , One class , One generation , One gender , One faith , One language , One body , One family , One soul , One people , We are the power of on , We are united , We are America , Cheryl B. Sawyer, Ed. D.