2011-K764
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2011-K764
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION acknowledging that September 11, 2011, will mark
the 10th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on
America
WHEREAS, At 8:46 a.m. on September 11th of this year, the nation will
commemorate the tenth anniversary of America's darkest day and in doing
so, will honor the heroes and the casualties of the most shocking,
barbaric and catastrophic act of inhumanity in modern history; and
WHEREAS, On September 11, 2011, tens of thousands of citizens from
around the world and from every walk of life, will gather together at
the National September 11th Memorial and Museum in Lower Manhattan to
remember the casualties, to stand in sympathy and in solidarity with the
families and the loved ones of the lost, and to pay tribute to those
courageous men and women who risked all on that fateful day to come to
the nation's rescue; and
WHEREAS, The world will again embrace Lower Manhattan, long the gate-
way to the American Dream for generation upon generation of immigrant
families, a vibrant community overcoming an act of unfathomable hatred
and devastation, an American community whose citizens continue to suffer
from World Trade Center-related illnesses, even ten years later; and
WHEREAS, This tenth anniversary gathering will serve to recall the
uniting of the world's cultures and nationalities in condemnation of
terrorism and the great outpouring of charity and compassion that
followed in the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center,
demonstrating once again, the victory of the human spirit over depravi-
ty, savagery and cowardice; and
WHEREAS, The national September 11th Memorial and Museum, in the words
of its President, Joseph Daniels, "reminds us of the powerful and bind-
ing connection we share with one another. A connection that eclipses
politics, race, economic class, and geography"; and
WHEREAS, We will never forget that the 2977 men, women and children -
citizens of more than 90 countries - who were murdered at the World
Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, were moth-
ers and fathers, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, brothers and
sisters, who together made up the fabric of a free, civilized and demo-
cratic society; and
WHEREAS, We will forever be inspired by and will forever honor the
nearly 400 first responders - proud members of New York's Finest, New
York's Bravest, the Port Authority Police Department, and the emergency
medical services community - who, in carrying out their sworn duties,
gave their lives to save others; and
WHEREAS, We recall with great pride how the residents of Lower Manhat-
tan, at significant personal risk and uncertain whether additional
attacks were coming, raced to Ground Zero through the poisonous dust and
hysteria to join the search for survivors, to comfort the shocked and
the grieving, and to support the first responders all day and through
the night; and
WHEREAS, Lower Manhattan will forever be in the debt of those citi-
zens, human service agencies and corporations from throughout our state
and across our nation who voluntarily came to our aid in a time of
crisis and fear; and
WHEREAS, Our faith was bolstered by the sight of Lady Liberty standing
firmly in New York Harbor through the toxic smoke of fires that burned
for 99 days; and
WHEREAS, New towers are boldly rising at the World Trade Center and
the Lower Manhattan community many predicted would never recover is
experiencing a boom in population, tourism and corporate relocation
despite the coordinated efforts of the 9/11 terrorists to destroy our
nation's greatest city, cripple our national economy, and instill a
paralyzing fear in the hearts of the American People; and
WHEREAS, We are eternally grateful to the valiant men and women of our
Armed Forces, those who have fallen, those who have been wounded, and
those who continue to combat terrorism in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around
the world, because they will not allow 9/11 to ever happen again; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
acknowledge the approaching 10th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks of
September 11, 2001.
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20 / Jun / 2011
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