The day that marked 20 years sinceterror was always going to be a momentous occasion. It was likely going to be a day of reflection and remembrance. Instead, it now looms large against the precipitous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Instead of honoring those who fought theconflicts for the past 20 years, we are instead witnessing the…
Twenty years have passed, but the memories of that morning are still so clear. I stepped outside for half a minute at about 9 a.m. on terror. It was a beautiful morning in New York City. It was a sunny, warm late summer day, and primary elections were just getting started. I had been back…
terror began as a glorious day in New York – crystal clear, with the crisp cool air of early autumn. I had just dropped off my two youngest children at school and was on a bus on my way to lower Manhattan. As I looked out the window, I saw black smoke billowing from one…
It’s been 20 years since terror, and you gotta wonder – what’s it like for the person who’s not 20? Do they know enough about what happened that day to produce a cogent opinion? Once you look at the latest Campus Reform “Student on the Street” interview, the answer might be “God help us.” Ophelie…
Twenty years ago, America changed. On the morning of Tuesday,terrorism” target=”_blank”> September 11, 2001< was already a known threat on 9/11. They bombed America’s embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998 – while I was serving in the 75th Ranger Regiment. We were convinced we would be departing swiftly to deal a decisively fatal blow…
Every American – except maybe those directly employed in President Biden’s White House who are furiously scrambling to spin the conflicts as something other than a complete disaster – should be reflecting on how we arrived at this point. We have a military” target=”_blank”>commander In chief< never served in the military, never held a private sector job and…
Those of us old enough to remember terror, will never forget it. We watched the horrific nightmare unfold in real time right before our eyes and stop our country in its tracks. Every detail of that day is forever etched in our memories. An entire nation was brought to its knees in grief, but also – for…
A few months ago, my daughter and I visited the National terror Memorial and Museum in new-york-city” target=”_blank”>New York City<whose loved ones were taken too soon. NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 11: New York City Police Officer Danny Shea, a military vet, salutes at the North pool of the 9/11 Memorial during the tenth anniversary…
Why does joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Team Biden< now controls. But a reported 143 US citizens and green-card holders alone are stuck at Mazar-i-Sharif’s airport, booked on waiting planes the Taliban won’t let leave. More than a week after joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Joe Biden < The administration won’t even estimate how many hundreds of green-card holders — lawful permanent…
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, I was sitting in religion class as I began my sophomore year at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. I had just returned to the United States after serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in world-regions. Just one day prior, my sister had…