September 11th: A Nation Remembers--Or Does It?

Today is the 7th anniversary of the heinous attacks on New York City and Washington D.C. A few years ago on this day, thousands of people died in a cowardly attack. Life came to a standstill. Businesses closed. Everybody went home, and wondered if they were safe. I remember the sound of military jets and helicopters flying overhead all night. America was united as it had not been since WWII. We went to war with the guilty parties, George Bush had higher approval ratings than any President in history. For several years, on this day all America would stop what they were doing, and remember the dead. We would renew our resolve to hunt down and kill those responsible. But that has been changing. Today, few people even paused for a moment to remember the fallen heroes. If I had not checked the date, I would never have known that anything tragic had ever happened on this day. America has forgotten. America has gotten comfortable again. We are back to the invincible mindset we had before. I wish I could say today that America remembers, but I cannot. America, for the vast majority, has forgotten. America needs to remember.