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RIVER COUNTRY JOURNAL: Upton commemorates anniversary of September 11th

September 11, 2012

 

From Congressman Fred Upton:

Today marks the eleven year anniversary of the horrific attacks against our nation on the morning of September 11th, 2001.  Even now – more than a decade later – the memories and emotions of that fateful day seem as fresh as ever before.

The world as we know it was turned upside down by those unthinkable acts of violent extremism, which took the lives of nearly 3,000 individuals in New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia – leaving a mark on every American.  From the smoldering ruins of the Twin Towers and the Pentagon to the wreckage of United Airlines Flight 93, the painful images and heartbreaking personal stories of that day will not be forgotten.

Read Fred’s entire statement at River Country Journal