09/11/2026
25 years ago, we watched in disbelief as unimaginable evil unfolded before our eyes
So as you wake up this morning, hug your family, kiss the people you love, go to work, send that text you’ve been meaning to send or simply enjoy the ordinary moments we sometimes take for granted…
But please remember.
Remember the 2,996 innocent souls who never came home. Remember the 343 firefighters, the 60 police officers, and the 8 EMTs who answered the call knowing there was danger, yet went in anyway. Remember the men and women climbing those stairs while thousands of others were desperately trying to get down. Remember the passengers of Flight 93, ordinary people who found extraordinary courage and decided that evil would not have its way. Remember the first responders who survived but carried the sights, sounds, and memories of that day home with them. Remember the men and women who later raised their hands and volunteered to serve in Afghanistan, Iraq and other dangerous places because they believed protecting others was worth the sacrifice. Remember the mothers and fathers who had to bury their children. Remember the husbands and wives who suddenly had to raise families alone. Remember the children who grew up knowing their mom or dad only through photographs, stories, and memories. And remember the families who, 25 years later, still feel that empty space.
Because grief doesn’t have an expiration date.
A quarter of a century has passed, but for so many, September 11 isn’t history. It’s personal. And that’s why we must never let the passage of time make us forget.
They may have tried to break us. They didn’t. They may have tried to divide us. They failed. They may have filled our hearts with fear. But they did not take away our courage.
Because the greatest lesson of September 11 wasn’t simply how much evil exists in the world. It was how much good exists in people when it matters most.
25 years later, we still believe that is what we should carry forward.
Love your people. Appreciate the ordinary days. Help a stranger. Stand together. Be kind. Be brave. And never forget the price that was paid for the freedom we have today.
25 years have passed. But we remember. We remember every name. Every family. Every hero. Every sacrifice.
And as long as we continue to remember, they will never truly be gone.
September 11, 2001 — Never Forget 🇺🇸
Always remembered. Forever honored. Never forgotten.
