Obama: Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor
“We were united, and the outpouring of generosity and compassion reminded us that in times of challenge, we Americans move forward together, as one people,” said President Obama in 2011 during his August weekly address.
“Even the smallest act of service, the simplest act of kindness, is a way to honor those we lost, a way to reclaim that spirit of unity that followed 9/11,” President Obama said.
Because the first anniversary is after the first year, today, eleven years later, marks the 1oth anniversary of the Twin Towers getting hit and going down. Read the whole speech that President Obama gave last year:
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/08/presidents-weekly-address-mark-9-11-by-serving/1#.UE9bbhj5nCk
Read my Sonnet for September 11 here.
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