Battle For the Heartland

Battle For the Heartland

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Battle For the Heartland
Battle For the Heartland
22 Years Ago

22 Years Ago

September 11, 2023

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It’s been 22 years since my perception of the world changed. While some of those memories are fuzzy, others are perfectly clear. I remember a lot of teachers scared, no one knowing what to do, and the entire world just stopping. I was in first grade.

We lost 3000 people: cops, firefighters, EMTs, a chaplain, and thousands of ordinary Americans.

As I’ve ag…

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