Braley Statement on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks

Statement

Rep. Bruce Braley (IA-01) released the following statement on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks:

"Ten years ago, America suffered an unimaginable act of terror. We watched as planes crashed into the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and in rural Pennsylvania, and prayed for the well-being of friends and strangers alike. Countless Americans showed selfless courage that day--from the first responders to the volunteers, and all the victims who lost their lives.

"Iowans lost their lives that day as well. Tim Haviland, whose family is from Ames, worked on the 96th floor of the north tower; Michael Tinley, a Council Bluffs native, was attending a meeting at the World Trade Center when one of the planes hit; and Karen Kincaid-Batacan, a Waverly native, was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon. My thoughts are with these victims' families on this difficult anniversary.

"Although a decade has passed, we are still feeling the effects of that day. We must never forget the bravery and sacrifice not only of those who lost their lives on 9/11, but also those who have made the ultimate sacrifice since then. Thousands of Iowans have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan to be on the front lines, and we have lost 68 Iowans, and another 477 have been wounded during their service to our country.

"September 11, 2001 was a day that changed the trajectory of our nation. I hope that we continue to honor the memory of those we've lost, and those who continue to fight for our freedom, by creating a better, stronger nation, not in spite of our differences, but because of them."

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