during the george w. bush administration. talked about his role in grounding all planes immediately following the september 11th terrorist attack on new york and washington d.c. [drums playing] please be seated. i will be your master of ceremonies this morning. please allow me to introduce pastor phil. pastor phil and his wife tammy are the senior pastors at influence church in anaheim hills. their special mentors to many including myself. pastor phil and tammy were aboard aircraft over new york city when the terror attacks september 11th 2001 took place and had family on the ground below. pastor phil will be leading us in prayer in ceremony invocation this morning. thank you chris. there s nothing sweeter to be able to talk to god. commune with him and he oversees all that we do and say. let s pray. heavenly father, in that great name of jesus we thank you for this day that we can remember, we remember those who we lost. we remember how our nation changed and reso
[drums playing] attack.children, youngest who please be seated. my name is chris and i will be your master of ceremonies this morning. please allow me to introduce pastor phil. pastor phil and his wife tammy, are the senior pastors at influence church in anaheim hills. they re special mentors to many , including myself. they are my pastors. pastor phil and tammy were aboard aircraft over new york city when the terror attacks september 11, 2001 took place and had family on the ground below. pastor phil will be leading us in prayer in ceremony invocation this morning. pastor? thank you, chris. there s nothing sweeter than could be able to talk to god. commune with him and he oversees all that we do and say. let s pray. heavenly father, in that great name of jesus, we thank you for this day that we can remember, we remember those who we lost. we remember how our nation changed, and resolve that we all gathered together in that day, and the days that led forward to be bett
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