[Ground Zero Being Rebuilt ….Slowly – Video]

While I sit here with my coffee and get ready to start the day being overly cruel to Katherine Heigl or hunting for juicy tidbits to share, I wanted to take a moment of seriousness to remember the day that further changed our lives.

It’s been 8 years since the morning of September 11th, 2001. Everyone has their story on how they found out and the domino effect that hit home to everyone. Today I hope that you will remember and continue healing. At 8:46 am EST a moment of silence will take place in New York as families and loved ones will gather and read the names of those who perished along with Mayor Bloomberg. President Obama will be at the Pentagon to honor those who were lost in the 4th crash. Below are some 9/11 quotes that will further move and inspire us.

Freedom itself was attacked this morning by a faceless coward.
Freedom will be defended!
–President George W. Bush, September 11, 2001

The best defense against terrorism is a strong offensive against terrorists.
That work continues.
–President George W. Bush, 10/13/2001

These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of America’s resolve.
–President George W. Bush

America is not like a blanket — one piece of unbroken cloth,
the same color, the same texture, the same size.
America is more like a quilt — many patches, many pieces,
many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.
–Henry M. Jackson

We must not descend to the level of those who perpetrated
Tuesday’s violence by targeting individuals based on their race,
their religion, or their national origin. Such reports of violence
and threats are in direct opposition to the very principles and
laws of the United States and will not be tolerated.
–John Ashcroft, Attorney General

Hey Uncle Sam
Put your name at the top of his list
And the Statue of Liberty
Started shakin’ her fist
And the eagle will fly
Man, it’s gonna be hell
When you hear Mother Freedom
Start ringin’ her bell
And it feels like the whole wide world is raining down on you
Brought to you Courtesy of the Red White and Blue
– Toby Keith Lyrics
Song: Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American) Lyrics

No just cause can be advanced by terrorism.
–Koffi Anan

Let’s roll.
–Todd Beamer (?-2001), before he and others apparently
thwarted the fourth set of terrorists