It was September 11, 2001. I was 8 years old, when I woke up one morning and watched repeated news coverage on TV one of the worst atrocities in American history. Nearly 3,000 people died in one of the worst terrorist attacks in history. America was stunned. Outraged. Heartbroken. But as many have noted over the years, we were also united. United in commitment to avenging those killed, protecting our nation from such actions of political violence and terrorism in the future. We rallied to support our fellow Americans who were suffering. It didn't matter their race, gender, political viewpoints. They were humans who had lost husbands, wives, brothers, sisters, children. They were our neighbors, our friends, our fellow compatriots. And they were hurting. We stood arm in arm, side by side and united in prayer and as Americans. One slogan rang out following 9/11/2001 --- We Will Never Forget . Then time passed. A lot of time. Two messy wars - one in Afghanista...
Our fathers pledged everything. Will we?