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of innocent men, women, and children.
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It was nearly 10 years ago
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that a bright September day was darkened
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by the worst attack on the American people in our history.
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The images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory.
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Hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless September sky.
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The Twin Towers collapsing to the ground.
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Black smoke billowing up from the Pentagon.
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The wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania,
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where the actions of heroic citizens
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saved even more heartbreak and destruction.
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And yet we know that the worst images