2011 09 06 National Moment of Remembrance of the 10th Anniversary of September 11th Proclamation

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Proclamation National Moment of Remembrance of the 10th Anniversary of September 11th WHEREAS, City of Louisville expresses our support of the United States Senate regarding coming together as a nation and ceasing all work or other activity for a moment of remembrance beginning at 11:00 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time on September 11, 2011, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks committed against the United States on September 11, 2001; and WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the United States leading to the tragic death of thousands of innocent United States citizens and other citizens from more than 90 different countries and territories; and WHEREAS, tens of thousands of individuals narrowly escaped the attacks at the Pentagon and World Trade Center and, as witnesses to this tragedy, are forever changed; and WHEREAS, countless fire departments, police departments, first responders, governmental officials, workers, emergency medical personnel, and volunteers responded immediately and heroically to those horrific events; and WHEREAS, 10 years later, the people of the United States and people around the world continue to mourn the tremendous Toss of innocent life on that fateful day; and WHEREAS, 10 years later, thousands of men and women in the United States Armed Forces remain in harm's way defending the United States against those who seek to threaten the United States; and WHEREAS, on the 10th anniversary of this tragic day, the thoughts of the people of the United States are with all of the victims of the events of September 11, 2001 and their families; and WHEREAS, in 2009, Congress and the President joined together to designate September 11 as a National Day of Service and Remembrance under the Serve America Act (Public Law 111 -13; 123 Stat. 1460); and