September 11, 2001

Patriot Day 2007

September 11, 2001 attack

"September 11, 2001 will always be a fixed point in the life of America. The loss of so many lives left us to examine our own. Each of us was reminded that we are here only for a time, and these counted days should be filled with things that last and matter: love for our families, love for our neighbors, and for our country; gratitude for life and to the Giver of life. We resolved a year ago to honor every last person lost. We owe them remembrance and we owe them more. We owe them, and their children, and our own, the most enduring monument we can build: a world of liberty and security made possible by the way America leads, and by the way Americans lead our lives." (President George W. Bush, September 11, 2002)

Patriot Day 2007 Presidential Proclamation

Read more about the United States' efforts to rebound and rebuild from the events of September 11, 2001 in the U.S. Department of State eJournal "Rebuilding and Resilience Five Years After 9/11.