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9/12 - Do You Remember?
By Jennifer McClure | September 12, 2008
I was in college at the time of the 9/11 attacks. That Tuesday students clustered around TVs in common areas to hear the latest. Teachers forwent their lesson to facilitate open discussion to help process the emotions following the attacks. But though fear lingered days after, it soon began to give way to something else.
Patriotism became popular, even cool. On 9/10/01, there weren’t too many people in my collegiate world who wore their American pride on their sleeve. But in the weeks that followed, hoodies, T-shirts, hats and any apparel with the American flag or the letters “U.S.A.” stitched on them were in abundance. I even remember one group of students in particular who drove around town the Sunday after 9/11 waving a large American flag out their window, soliciting honks from neighboring vehicles in support of the U.S.A.
The surge of patriotism that swept over our nation, for many, carried into prayers. Many gathered to pray for our nation, our troops, our president and for those who lost loved one in the 9/11 attacks. In remembering 9/12/01 and the surge of prayer and patriotism, may we be reminded to pray for our troops, our nation, our leaders, the upcoming election and for those who have lost loved ones in service to our country.
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