Remembering September 11th

[twyrch]

Artist: Darryl Worley Lyrics

Song: Have You Forgotten Lyrics

I hear people sayin'. We Don't need this war.
I say there's some things worth fightin' for.
What about our freedom, and this piece of ground?
We didn't get to keep 'em by backin' down.
They say we don't realize the mess we're gettin' in
Before you start preachin' let me ask you this my friend.

Chorus
Have you forgotten, how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten, when those towers fell
We had neighbors still inside goin through a livin hell
And you say we shouldn't worry bout Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

You took all the footage off my T.V.
Said it's too disturbin for you and me
It'll just breed anger is what the experts say
If it was up to me I'd show it everyday
Some say this country just out lookin' for a fight
Well after 9/11 man I'd have to say right.

Chorus
Have you forgotten, how it felt that day?
To see your homeland under fire
And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell
We had neighbors still inside goin' through a livin' hell
And we vow to get the ones behind Bin Laden
Have you forgotten?

I've been there with the soldiers
Who've gone away to war
you can bet they remember just what they're fightin' for

Have you forgotten
All the people killed
Yes some went down like heroes
In that Pennsylvania field
Have you forgotten
About our Pentagon
All the loved ones that we lost
And those left to carry on
Don't you tell me not to worry 'bout Bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten?!

[twyrch]

Five years ago, September 11th, 2001 -- another date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Islamic terrorists known as Al-Qaeda.

It would be easy to wax long-winded about this day. No, I wasn't in the towers, or on a plane. No, no one I knew was killed that day. However, having family in the military, this event has still had a very direct and personal impact on my life. But so many people have already said so many inspirational things, that I doubt I have too much more to add.

Except to say, let us not forget. After Pearl Harbor, FDR called the act one of "utter cowardice," and "a day which will live in infamy." As in evil, forever famous for its vile character.

Let us not forget what happened on Sept. 11th. The men who flew those planes were not insane. They were fervent. They were not mental defectives, they were exuberant, rational participants.

There is a nobility in remembering the fate of our murdered countrymen. Yes, murdered. They were not killed in an accident. The plane didn't lose hydraulic power or go down in a sudden windstorm. Every one of them, in the air and on the ground, were murdered. Murdered by enemies of our country, our culture, and our way of life.

Those enemies are still out there. They are still fervent. They are still exuberant. They are still coldly, sociopathically rational. They are still DANGEROUS.

Let today be a day of remembrance, mourning, and a renewed commitment to find and stop these terrorists wherever they may hide.

[Elassa]

To think that some people think we should make this a holiday that lets us out of schools and work. Why would you celebrate this massacre? I've argued with many people as to why they should just hush up and support our country. Not only are we retaliating, but our servicemen take an oath to defend the innocent. I'd say most of the Iraqi people are innocent people. So...should we be elitist pigs and say that those people aren't worth defending because they live in a country with terrorists? I don't think so. I think we should help them.