{"id":23873,"date":"2016-09-10T13:23:37","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T20:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=23873"},"modified":"2016-09-10T13:23:37","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T20:23:37","slug":"presidential-weekly-address-upholding-the-legacy-of-those-we-lost-on-september-11th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=23873","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Weekly Address: Upholding the Legacy of Those We Lost on September 11th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;Fifteen years ago, a September day that began like any other became one of the darkest in our nation\u2019s history. The Twin Towers were reduced to rubble. The Pentagon was in flames. A Pennsylvania field burned with the wreckage of an airplane. And nearly 3,000 innocent lives were lost. Sons and daughters, husbands and wives, neighbors and colleagues and friends. They were from all walks of life, all races and religions, all colors and creeds, from across America and around the world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/to9QO-aEkiM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This weekend, we honor their memory once more. We stand with the survivors who still bear the scars of that day. We thank the first responders who risked everything to save others. And we salute a generation of Americans\u2014our men and women in uniform, diplomats and our intelligence, homeland security and law enforcement professionals &#8212; who serve, and have given their lives, to help keep us safe.<\/p>\n<p>A lot has changed over these past 15 years. We\u2019ve delivered devastating blows to the al Qaeda leaders that attacked us on 9\/11. We delivered justice to Osama bin Laden. We\u2019ve strengthened our homeland security. We\u2019ve prevented attacks. We\u2019ve saved lives.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the terrorist threat has evolved, as we\u2019ve seen so tragically from Boston to Chattanooga, from San Bernardino to Orlando. So in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and beyond, we\u2019ll stay relentless against terrorists like al Qaeda and ISIL. We will destroy them. And we\u2019ll keep doing everything in our power to protect our homeland.<\/p>\n<p>As we reflect on these past 15 years, it\u2019s also important to remember what has not changed\u2014the core values that define us as Americans. The resilience that sustains us. After all, terrorists will never be able to defeat the United States. Their only hope is to terrorize us into changing who we are or our way of life. That\u2019s why we Americans will never give in to fear. And it\u2019s why this weekend we remember the true spirit of 9\/11. We\u2019re still the America of heroes who ran into harm\u2019s way; of ordinary folks who took down the hijackers; of families who turned their pain into hope. We are still the America that looks out for one another, bound by our shared belief that I am my brother\u2019s keeper, I am my sister\u2019s keeper. \/p><\/p>\n<p>In the face of terrorism, how we respond matters. We cannot give in to those who would divide us. We cannot react in ways that erode the fabric of our society. Because it\u2019s our diversity, our welcoming of all talent, our treating of everybody fairly\u2014no matter their race, gender, ethnicity, or faith\u2014that\u2019s part of what makes our country great. It\u2019s what makes us resilient. And if we stay true to those values, we\u2019ll uphold the legacy of those we\u2019ve lost, and keep our nation strong and free. God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC&#8230;Fifteen years ago, a September day that began like any other became one of the darkest in our nation\u2019s history. The Twin Towers were reduced to rubble. The Pentagon was in flames. A Pennsylvania field burned with the wreckage of an airplane. And nearly 3,000 innocent lives were lost. 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