Nothing is more shocking than the targeting and murder of innocent
people. On the scale we've experienced this week, such an act
is unimaginable.
I was in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 11. I was many streets North
of the Twin Towers, but watched with thousands in the city and
across the river in New Jersey the events that all the world has
now seen on television. When I returned to my home near DC on
Wednesday, I began to take in some of what had happened there,
seeing for myself the destruction at the Pentagon. If there are
words to describe how I feel about these attacks, I can't find
them.
In both cities and around the country, people are mourning. But
they're also banding together. We're a nation of resilient and
compassionate citizens. I hope we continue to help each other,
to donate blood and money and goods and time and whatever else
we have to offer to the effort to rescue, relieve, and rebuild.
It's the best way we as individuals can honor the memory of those
we've lost.
This isn't the time for a speech, and if it were I wouldn't be
the one to give it. I just wanted to offer my thoughts and to
extend my sympathy and concern to the victims of the attacks in
New York and DC and of the plane crash in Pennsylvania, along
with those close to them. My prayers are with the thousands of
uniformed, civilian, and government personnel and investigators
who are working around the clock for us all.
Lastly, I'll ask that if you have any information that might help
investigators, please call the FBI's tipline: 1-866-483-5137.
Stay safe.
To make donations online:
Yahoo has made
it very easy to contribute to the NY Firefighters' Fund, the American
Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the United Way, and the New York
State World Trade Center Relief Fund.
Amazon.com is giving users
a chance to donate to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
through their site, fee-free.
