Never Forget

Henry Blackaby: Remembering America's Fallen | Baptist Press

As we pause today to remember all of the brave men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country, we are humbled by their courage. As the father of a US serviceman, not a day goes by that I don't think about the possibility of him, and the rest of our family, being called on to make that same sacrifice.

God bless the families of all who serve. But let us never forget, that in this current war with radical Islamic jihadists, that the first casualties were neither soldiers nor sailors, but civilians and civil servants. Let us never forget the lives that were taken from us. Let us never forget the passengers of United 93 who fought valiantly to take the plane back from the hijackers, saving our nation's capital building and all who were therein. Let us never forget the FDNY firefighters who were running up the stairwells of the burning towers while everyone else was running down.