Will we ever forget?

"This is a day of remembrance. And day we collectively vow we will never forget. That terrorist who try to harm this great country will be dealt with in the harshest of terms. That is what 9/11 should be. No more, no less."

Time heals. Most of us have heard that old expression. However, as far as 9/11 is concerned, I don't want time to heal. I want the feelings we all felt on that day to be raw. I want the shock and awe of that horrible day to be etched into our brains. For the hurt not to heal. Why? Because forgetfulness, will cause us to let our guard down. It will cause us to become vulnerable once again. As their (the terrorists) expression goes, infidels in the west have watches to look at; martyrs in the Middle East have calendars. In other words, time is on their side. As soon as we start to focus on the next shiny thing, that is when they will strike again.

One of the soldiers who went to Afghanistan in the early days of the war, was interviewed on the news. He said something very interesting. He said the reason he went into the service, and then to Afghanistan, was not to fight for freedom or liberty. Instead, it was to avenge every drop of innocent American blood which was spilled by the terrorists on that September day. That is what motivated him more than anything else, while fighting in that very tough terrain. Now that it is 21 years after the attack, has that former soldier forgotten? Not a bit.

Someone mentioned on the news this morning, with all the perps, who have been caught and listed on the terror watchlist, how many terrorists have not been caught? How many of the "got aways" are here to do us harm? Maybe something brand new, which we have not thought of. Something even more bold than hijacking airliners, full of fuel and passengers, and flying them into buildings full of people, just trying to make a living. 

I will never forget the videos coming in from certain Muslim countries in the Middle East, cheering when our buildings fell. These are our friends? The Muslim women in the street yelling and clucking their tongues in celebration. I will never forget that, just like I will never forget the attack. We are at war with radical Islam, and it will not stop. As said in the military, failing to prepare, is preparing to fail.

This is indeed a sad day for America. Barack Obama said this day should be a day of service, where we cut our neighbors grass or something. He was wrong. This is a day of remembrance. And day we collectively vow we will never forget. That terrorist who try to harm this great country will be dealt with in the harshest of terms. That is what 9/11 should be. No more, no less.