On 9/11/02, my husband and I placed small American flags in the front yards of 3,000 homes. It was a good way for us to remember those who lost their lives, and to think about our military (we're in a big military area) and our country. We actually had a young woman stop beside us in her car, roll down her window, and through tears tell us "thank you for taking the time to remember".
On the opposite end of the spectrum, we had a man ask us what is was we were supposed to remember (we had a small plain white card on each flag that said...September 11, 2001 - may we never forget) - and we explained to him that we were remembering 9/11/01, and he said "oh yeah! I forgot about that" - and that was just 1 year after the occasion.
Today, I will remember those we lost and those who are still suffering open wounds from the attack. I'll remember all the military families who are stationed all over the world as well as here in our country, and I'll say a prayer of thanks for all that we have.
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