in fact, was rallying other people. >> terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings but they cannot touch the foundation of america. these acts shattered steel but they cannot dent the steel of american resolve. none of us will ever forget this day yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world. >> what it did was reaffirm to me that this is a country worth living in and these are people worth defending and that there are things in this world that hu to be willing to die for. >> i look back and see all of these firefighters and these cops who sacrificed their lives because of me and i pick up the paper and i'm looking back and i'm seeing the memorial service and the kids are in tears and i tell myself, that could have been me. >> we shared such a powerful