‘On that day….just Americans’

As memorial services were held across the country on Friday, September 11, to mark the 14th year since the terrorists attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania, Hardeman County came together and joined the nation in remembering those who lost their lives.
“When the World Trade Center towers collapsed, close to 3,000 people died in the World Trade Center and its vicinity, including a staggering 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York City police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers who were struggling to complete an evacuation of the buildings and save the office workers trapped on higher floors,” Pastor David Looney said during the ceremony. “They rushed in while others rushed out.”
Looney reminded those in attendance from across the county of an important thing which defined America on September 11.
“On that day, there was no race, no Democrats, no Republicans, there were just Americans,” Looney said. “Just Americans holding on to each other, united in prayer, seeking to do whatever was necessary to survive and help.”
However, Looney said the feeling of unity felt that day has faded within this country, and is replaced by separation and division.
“Today, 14 years later, we have gone crazy in this country, wanting to kill the very ones who have been sworn to serve and protect.
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