Jim Gilmore, VA's 9/11/01 Governor, remembers that day
JIM GILMORE SALUTES FALLEN PATRIOTS OF 9/11 - “We must continue to do everything we can to keep America safe and free.”
In commemoration of the anniversary of September 11th, former Gov. Gilmore and his wife Roxane today attended the Pentagon Memorial dedication event held this morning, honoring the 184 patriots whose lives were lost at the Pentagon and on American Airlines Flight 77, during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Following the solemn event, Gov. Gilmore offered these moments of reflection from that day:
"Just like our parents and grandparents could vividly remember exactly what they were doing on December 7, 1941, current generations clearly remember where they were on 9/11 when the planes hijacked by terrorists were crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
"I found myself at the Governor's mansion in Richmond that morning preparing for a busy day of work at the State Capitol. While watching the morning’s news, Roxane and I became aware a plane had hit one of the Twin Towers in New York City and jointly watched as the second plane was deliberately flown into the second tower. As the chairman of a bipartisan commission on homeland security which had warned about the possibility of a terrorist attack on American soil, I immediately began the process of putting Virginia's emergency operations on alert. And, as I did so, the Pentagon was attacked killing 184 Americans right here in our Commonwealth of Virginia.
"As the day developed, I traveled to the Pentagon site to meet with the first responders working to help those hurt in the attack. Later, I visited the hospitals where survivors, and some of the firemen who had been injured as they worked to rescue the victims of this horrid attack, were being treated. The scenes of valor and heroism of that day are forever etched in my memory and continue to inspire me to this day. I hope this day reminds every American to stay vigilant against future terrorist attacks and that we continue to do everything we can to keep America safe and free."
May we never forget.
Cross-posted at SWAC Girl
In commemoration of the anniversary of September 11th, former Gov. Gilmore and his wife Roxane today attended the Pentagon Memorial dedication event held this morning, honoring the 184 patriots whose lives were lost at the Pentagon and on American Airlines Flight 77, during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Following the solemn event, Gov. Gilmore offered these moments of reflection from that day:
"Just like our parents and grandparents could vividly remember exactly what they were doing on December 7, 1941, current generations clearly remember where they were on 9/11 when the planes hijacked by terrorists were crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
"I found myself at the Governor's mansion in Richmond that morning preparing for a busy day of work at the State Capitol. While watching the morning’s news, Roxane and I became aware a plane had hit one of the Twin Towers in New York City and jointly watched as the second plane was deliberately flown into the second tower. As the chairman of a bipartisan commission on homeland security which had warned about the possibility of a terrorist attack on American soil, I immediately began the process of putting Virginia's emergency operations on alert. And, as I did so, the Pentagon was attacked killing 184 Americans right here in our Commonwealth of Virginia.
"As the day developed, I traveled to the Pentagon site to meet with the first responders working to help those hurt in the attack. Later, I visited the hospitals where survivors, and some of the firemen who had been injured as they worked to rescue the victims of this horrid attack, were being treated. The scenes of valor and heroism of that day are forever etched in my memory and continue to inspire me to this day. I hope this day reminds every American to stay vigilant against future terrorist attacks and that we continue to do everything we can to keep America safe and free."
May we never forget.
Cross-posted at SWAC Girl
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