It is literally impossible to forget the horror of that day and the pain that spread across the entire country.Innocent victims lives were ended by the hatred and deranged beliefs of strangers. There is no way that we can wipe away the devastation of those people who lost their lives, but we can in remembering them find new meaning in their sacrifices. Hatred killed them but the courage of so many tried to save them and in those heroic actions they gave us a road map of what we owe each other as citizens. Our land was reborn over and over again by coming together and finding ways to face the challenges of the day. We came together after that horrific day as a people. There was no party that dominated; we were first and foremost Americans. If there is anything we can salvage from that disastrous day it is the belief that we are one people who in tribute to those who lost their lives must find common ground. Reaching out to each other does them honor and sanctifies the lives that can only live through us.