What is it about September?
Alan Jackson had a #1 hit with the song asking "Where were you when the world stopped turning that September day" twenty-four years ago. The day that we, as a nation, sat glued to our televison screens and radios as the travesty of 9/11 unfolded before our very eyes. Our nation, our freedoms and all that we stood for had come under attack in a way that most of us living had never witnessed. Sure there had been war, but not since the Civil War had it touched American soil. In the wake of that tragedy, political parties crossed the aisles in solidarity as Americans not a Republican, Democrat or Independent. Families sat to watch as the President spoke of the travesty and the heartbreaking loss of life that had occurred at the hands of these terrorists with the promise that those responsible would be held accountable. The nation cheered as the call to arms was sounded and took solace in knowing that this great nation would rebuild and come back stronger than ever. Twenty-three...