Eight years after the September 11 terrorist attacks, President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama marked the day at the Pentagon memorial. “Eight Septembers have come and gone,” Obama said before a group that included family members of Pentagon victims. “But no turning of the seasons can diminish the pain and the loss of that day.”
“Let us remember how we came together as one nation, as one people, as Americans, united not only in our grief but in our resolve to stand with one another, to stand up for the country we all love,” Obama said.
The anniversary is a time to honor those who gave their lives on September 11 and in the wars that have followed, Obama said. “You may find solace in the memory of those you loved, and know that you have the unending support of the American people,” he said.
Obama called on Americans to “renew our resolve against those who perpetrated this barbaric act and who plot against us still.”
The president has declared September 11 a day of service and remembrance, encouraging Americans to give back to their communities on this day.
The full text of the president’s remarks is available on the White House Web site.
Comments (22)
Irene b kitt
Location: los angeles CA usa
11 September 2009 at 14:12 EDT
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God bless America and I will pray for all americans here and overseas.
micheal b thorne
Location: usa
11 September 2009 at 14:16 EDT
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this is a day for all americans to come together and remember what a great nation we all americans live in. God bless the usa .
ask not what this country can do for you
ask what YOU can do for this great nation.
andrei
Location: Canary Island, Spain
11 September 2009 at 15:47 EDT
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I express on this day my deepest condolences for the tragedy in her country eight years ago.
andrei
http://ventanasatmosfericas.blogspot.com/
jose herndenze
Location: new mexico usa
11 September 2009 at 17:01 EDT
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I came to this country in 1989 from mexico and america has giving me and my wife and my kids a lot. I always tell my kids this nation is the greatest nation on earth and the freedom of how all immgrats who came from jobs or for freedom to live in this great nation
thank you america and God bless my usa
Ravinder Kumar
Location: New Delhi -India
12 September 2009 at 10:18 EDT
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The lower plane of falsehood in Ignorance creates many channels and those illegitimately hang with the sense outside the ignorance of life that has under it in play governing power of nations incomplete of their wisdom states due to the natural self centered aspect of Ignorance under the concept of each for its own. It is under that, the falsehood progresses without a sane timely check by governance over it that makes falsehood exceed its limits to stand in its complete brutal quarter of darkness or nescience. In godly terms therefore, it can be conveyed for life overall of this globe that when Nescience of its basic structure comes to face the descending Power of the Supreme Light of Lights, the Nescience blindly strikes as it did to the American towers 9/11, eight years back. The smoke of it continues to stand with remembrance for the Light on it that had to doubly pick up giving lessons to the governing psyche of regions that had escaped the Truth of it through complacency and even now paying for it as per the designs of the Absolute or God. In the process, those innocent standing under the plane of falsehood also got enveloped under the blind striking Light of the Power of Supreme Light of Lights through the governing nation America that was suddenly taken aback with the brutal act of falsehood on towers. That certainly cannot be described as security lapse of its nature because it had stood barbaric exceeding the limits of both falsehood and Ignorance for the combat of Light vs. darkness for a new era to begin under the Light of wisdom in global terms.
Obama’s message for the day stands in remembrance of those innocents who lost their lives under the barbaric act that even now stands as Light to drive the dark clouds out through world wide collectivity of it in governance. God has never been unkind as the saying goes for life. It is only when God’s Designs prevail with its Chance Element for correction that such a Unknown happening takes place. It is not the question of past 8 years – it is the question of remembrance of it of yesterday; it is yesterday’s Light that even stands to day to handle both falsehood and Ignorance into the Knowledge of it for governance and Knowledge through Transcendence for the Light that has to remain under the cover of the Supreme Light of Lights of God or the Unknown for all universally – have I said anything wrong? The answer is “No” because it is a step for which life has to stand worthy for God or the Unknown for its ordinary material journey in economic terms wherein the concept of forget and forgive also stands in Transcendence for Transcendence that becomes healing in human terms for life through the governing powers of lands on conflicting disputes for settlement. There are short cuts for it in leadership’s inherent power with which a soul like Obama is on course to establish as the world leader for the world leaders and that is directly related with change for his own country America as mirror that will come to reflect itself for the rest as all with the change for the change. The concept of change truly is free from the culture of superiority or inferiority, Highest or the lowest because of its inherent seed of equality where right kind of pragmatism without the sense of deceit comes to be legally screened with the collective charisma of the human psyche to establish faith and trust most vitally required to build the new blue print of life. That has to remain as an on going exercise and will remain so to establish the honest truth of it where intellect’s application is widely seen coming in on many sensitive subjects of life to drive out the fear over life of wars and conflicts with right earnestness. I think I have conveyed the “basic” where I see the Truth of Light coming in for life and would end on it by saying “it is never too late to start for all shunning the sense of self born enmity of life”.
Iroakazi Pandora Chinoyerem
Location: Nigeria
13 September 2009 at 09:39 EDT
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President Barack, i know the deep scence of love you have for United States of America and the grief you feel deep inside of you over the event that happened on the 11th of september, i join you to mourn the beloved departed souls. Sir i strongly believe you can make a change in the lives of americans may God almighty who has lead you to this stage also help you to touch souls Amen.
juda4ever
Location: Israel is NOT my jewish nation
13 September 2009 at 10:59 EDT
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I juda will say it again and again. we all know zionist Israel and saudi arabia together plan this whole attack on america on that day . zionist israel were the real true mastermind of this attack with the help of the saudi’s. IS OSAMA WORKING FOR ISRAEL . DID ISRAEL PAY THESE TERRIOST TO DO THEIR DIRTY. Israel and saudi arabia had this planned out already .
there were many meeting between right wing zionist jews and the saudi’s before
sept 11.
susan
Location: Iran
30 September 2009 at 23:23 EDT
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Are u mad!?
ARMAN
Location: Iran
1 October 2009 at 01:15 EDT
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I THINK YOU ARE ONE OF AHMADINEJAD FRIENDS!ALL RIGHT?
Nahid
Location: IRAN
3 October 2009 at 11:42 EDT
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Hi Mahmood Ahmadinejad!How Are You!? Are U Well?
gilbert b brown
Location: usa
13 September 2009 at 11:06 EDT
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WHAT IS OUR OIL DOING UNDER THEIR SAND. WHEN GOD MADE THIS EARTH GOD SHOULD HAVE PUT OIL UNDER AMERICA NOT THE MIDDLE EAST. KNOW WE ALL FIGHT OVER THIS BLACK GOLD CALLED “OIL”.
Don
Location: Lima, Peru (expat)
13 September 2009 at 19:29 EDT
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You really want us to “know Barak Obama”? The more we know about him the less we like. Check out the polls.
heavenman
13 September 2009 at 22:34 EDT
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A war for peace is terror destroying also peace.
An assertion of United States and terror group assert war for peaces mutually.
If two group wants sincerely peace, you must put down a weapon.
And two group must accumulate mutual faith.
A peaceful cohabitation, also faith is the best.
Good friend relation is based on also faith.
Mutual faith achieves one, and two group will accomplish everlasting peace.
If we love sincerely peace, we must give faith to counterparts.
onono patrick
Location: uganda kitgum
14 September 2009 at 03:28 EDT
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The world must learn live by respecting the differences and promoting understanding thru peoples forum.
Prof.Moses Isaac ODHIAMBO
14 September 2009 at 05:16 EDT
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As the most respected President of USA bows in MEMORY of the DEMISED PEOPLE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THIS HORRIBLE TERROR ATTACK, WE WORLDWIDE SHARE THIS MOURNIFUL OCCASION WITH THE PRESIDENT.
The September 11th-OCCURENCE reminds us to love thy neighbour as we love ourselves. We have ONE COURSE THAT IS PEACE,GOOD GOVERNANCE and good state of mind. The after occurence in terms of POLLUTANTS in the air, the heartly damaged souls to be counselled rehablitated, the injured, the maimed, cancerous children born, aged paralysed due to the carcinogenic compounds in the air, PUBLIC HEALTH AND SANITATION FROM THAT PARTICULAR SITE is very enormous to the American people. ALL THIS NEEDS UNIVERSAL HEALTH-CARE REFORM BILL TO BE PASSED TO THE USA PEOPLE.As these folks will not be able to treat themselves unless subsidized by some Government Authority. WHATEVER WE DO HEALTH-CARE REFORM IS REALITY AND OPPORTUNE NOW THAN EVER.
Abraham Lincon made history by removing the SLAVERY BONDAGE now it is time for President OBAMA to remove the HEALTH-CARE bondage and let the American DREAM sail through. BE THE SECOND IN HISTORY TO MAKE MANKIND HAVE HEALTH-CARE SLAVERY FREEDOM. YOU HAVE THE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE POWER OF THE PEN TO SIGN AND MAKE US ALL FREE.
YOU EITHER DO IT NOW, OR THIS HEALTH-CARE SLAVERY CHRONIC CANCER REMAINS FOREVER FOR OUR CHILDREN TO COME.
As of today people just dream of how much money they can accumulate instead of the real FAITH of helping spouses nd children.
abang ajijia
Location: abuja -nigeria
14 September 2009 at 05:29 EDT
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we in nigeria join you to remember our loves ones who died or injured during the september 11. never shall it happen again
kevin dean
Location: usa
14 September 2009 at 16:20 EDT
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well bush and dick cheney left a HUGE BIG MESS for Obama and the good hardworking americans .we have to clean dick cheney and g w bushes their mess.
God bless Obama and God bless the USA !!!
David king
14 September 2009 at 17:19 EDT
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God Almighty is the only one who can save america and the rest of the world .
so I ask all to pray to the good LORD for helping us .
PEACE !!!
Abual Saader Mohammed
Location: new dehi india
14 September 2009 at 17:28 EDT
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we all need to help each other out. I remember in 2005 when katrina destroyed part of the usa . the most poorest nations came to help america. their many good nation like Sri lanka and indesiona and saudi arabia and good muslim nations who send money and first aid to america. EVEN THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH LIKE america needed help. so it does not matter how strong you are or how weak you are we all need to take care of each other.
thanks
Beliver
Location: the los angeles mission church
14 September 2009 at 17:44 EDT
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Like this song called
” LEAN ON ME ” .by bill weather listen to this great song . and it’s good message .
we shall overcome this america
Zaain Muhammed Baker
Location: los angeles ca usa
14 September 2009 at 17:50 EDT
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we need to stop blaming each other and start helping each other. whatever happened in the past is gone BUT now we must look into the future what is good for this country. pray for Obama and pray for america. May God help us and bless us
Lady Gwendolyn de Ashborough
Location: Malta, Marbella and Monaco
18 September 2009 at 18:32 EDT
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I commemorate President Bush for handling the 9-11 tragedy in the brave way he did and I sincerely believe he was the right President for that era in American History.
My son Austin never saw his biological father Micheal Morgan Taylor of Duke University a stock broker in the twin towers on this fateful day.
After this event my son and I, his Parents
and siblings had to re evaluate how precious life really is. A big piece of Micheal lives on in our son Austin whom is the clone of him and his grandfather James.
Thank you President Barack Obama for your humilty and sensitivity in the face of the worst tragedy in American History. Thank you former President George Bush whom was made great by not being afraid to be a true father of this country by daring to become UNPOPULAR by making the right discisions at the right time!
Lady Gwendolyn de Ashborough
Austin de Ashborough
(Family of 911 Victum)