Patriot Day

Today is Patriot Day, not to be confused with Patriots’ Day in April.
Today is a day of remembrance of the nearly 3,000 people that perished when four domestic airliners were hijacked and intentionally crashed nine years ago this morning.
Today flags are flown at half-mast at all government buildings, the White House and at private homes across America.
This morning there was a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). That was the moment the first plane flew into the World Trade Center.
Today is a day we are particularly thankful in our household. Lee's brother Larry was working in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. His office was located right where the plane hit. As luck would have it, most of the offices in that area were being renovated. Larry and others were temporarily re-located at the time. Many lives were saved because of the remodel and our Larry Beach was one of them.