9/11 - 23 Years On

23 years ago, the largest terrorist attack against the United States took place.

I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing at the time it took place. I still remember those who lost their lives that day, and the many acts of heroism that took place then - many heroes and innocents died that day whose story we will not know.

Hard to believe it has been 23 years since that day and a whole generation has grown up who never saw the towers standing except on a movie screen. 

Islamic terrorism and Islamic regimes hostile to the United States remain unchecked, undefeated, and indeed emboldened since many Americans, politicians among them, grew tired of the misnamed and unfocused  "War on Terrorism", or indeed often of even commemorating 9/11 itself.

There's been at least 14 deadly Islamic terrorist attacks in the US since that date, with hundreds more that have been thwarted and interdicted before they could be put in motion. 

The threat of Islamist terrorism still hasn't gone away, and America is still regarded as the Great Satan among Islamists, even as many wish to appease and imagine the threat is not one to worry about any longer.

So take a moment today to remember what happened on that day 23 years ago.  Perhaps instead of sadness be glad that there were American heroes like Rick Rescorla and Todd Beamer and the many others on Flight 93, the 343 Firefighters and 23 police officers and many others Americans that day who died trying to save others, and be grateful for all of them and mourn the loss of all those innocents who died that day.