Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward on the 24th Anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States of America

WESTMORELAND - Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) issued the following statement on the 24^th anniversary of the September 11^th terrorist attacks on the United States of America:

"It has been 24 years since the United States of America faced one of its most formidable days in our nation's history as terrorist attacks unfolded on our country's soil. The world watched as two airplanes slammed into the World Trade Center in New York while another crashed into the Pentagon in Virginia. The fourth airplane meant for a key target across the Potomac in Washington, D.C. was deterred by patriot passengers who saved our nation's capital by crashing the plane into a field less than 45 miles from my home near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. It is important that we honor all who protected our nation that day by taking a moment to remember the 3,000 lives lost. We are a resilient nation. Even on America's toughest days, we are still the greatest nation in the world."

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