Twenty-five years ago today, I was a student Naval aviator in Pensacola. I had just arrived. I had worked hard to get there, and I was finally learning how to fly.
Then the towers fell.
I remember exactly where I was standing. It was devastating, and it broke my heart. I have carried that morning with me every day since.
Today we pause to honor the lives lost, the families forever changed, the survivors who still carry it, and everyone who answered the call to serve in the years that followed.
Twenty-eight years in uniform. Every one of them an honor and a privilege.
And on this solemn day, I am humbled to share something rooted in hope for the future. Our new website went live about an hour ago.
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Today we remember what happened. We pray for the survivors. We pray for the families and the military personnel who have carried these twenty-five years. We keep praying for them all, in Jesus' name, amen.