09/11/2026
We will never forget 9.11.2001…
But there are many among us who never experienced it. 🇺🇸
As we remember that horrific day 25 years ago…
We remember the lives that were taken.
We remember the heroes who ran toward danger while others were running away.
We remember the families whose lives were changed forever.
And we remember the day our country changed.
However, there is a generation of Americans, perhaps even a third of our population who didn’t experience that day.
My son Alex was only 6 months old and daughter Megan wasn’t even born. They and many others only know what those of us who experienced it share, what they see at the memorial sites, hear and read in the news and on social media.
But 25 years later, I think there’s something else we need to remember and share with each other and those who didn’t experience it…
9.12.2001.
For a brief moment there was something different, we stopped seeing each other as Republicans and Democrats.
We weren’t divided by race, religion, politics, or social status.
We were simply Americans.
People came together in town squares.
Neighbors checked on neighbors.
Strangers helped strangers.
First responders were honored.
Flags proudly hung from homes and businesses.
Churches filled as people prayed together.
We were hurting and angry as a country but we were united.
25 years later, as I look at the division in our country, I can’t help but wonder:
Where has the humanity of 9.12.2001 gone?
Maybe our politicians and leaders need to remember it.
Maybe the media needs to remember it.
But maybe we as ordinary Americans do too.
I think all this division has gotten out of hand…
It shouldn’t take another tragedy for us to remember that there is far more that connects us than divides us.
Today, as we remember the 25th anniversary of 9.11.
But perhaps one of the greatest ways we can honor those we lost is by also remembering how we chose to treat one another on 9.12.
Never forget the tragedy of 9.11.
And never forget the humanity of 9.12.
May God Bless America! 🇺🇸
These are my thoughts, feel free to share yours.
A Concerned American,
Sean. Carey