War. Each year we pause to remember that awful day. We mourn those whom we lost. Weni also recognize that in aftermath of september 11, the resiliency of the american people, the resiliency of new yorkers, shown through one of the darkest hours in our country. Looking back r remains difficult even after 18 years. I i ride my bike to the city of new york. Or sixth street is named after a firefighter or Police Officer who died in parts of brooklyn bay ridge come places like that. Ill never forget, i think of it all the time, the day after when president bush sent tended to clinton and i to go up to new york and planes. We were the only planes in the sky, and airliner to have us surrounded by f18s and f16s. And we landed, went down to the site. The smell of death and burnt flesh in the air. In in the scene i will never forget, a thousand people lined up. No one knew who had lived into a died. With little signs, have you seen my mother, mary. Have you seen my son, bill. That stays with you