Few dates in history are so potent and prominent in the mind of most people that.. they remember exactly where they were when they heard the news.  The assassination of JFK, and more recently the tragedy of the day that will always be remembered as September the 11th.  It brings out something in all of us, a sense of patriotism, of loss, and many other deep emotions.. especially to those who lost lives of family and friends on that day.  And it is moving.. all over the news all day, the memorials to the fallen.. the lost.. the remembered.  It unites us all as a country, and as a family.

It is unfortunate though, that it takes a horrible act of violence to make a difference… a devastating setback to let us take a step forward in action. So many tragedies on the news these days.. and most of the time it takes a death for us to stand up, to say this is enough.  Maybe the best way to remember, is to take actions and say this will never happen again.