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WHEREAS, tens of thousands of individuals narrowly escaped the attacks at the Pentagon and
<br />World Trade Center and as witnesses to the tragedy, are forever changed; and
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<br />WHEREAS, countless fire departments, police departments, first responders, governmental
<br />officials,, workers,, emergency medical personnel, and volunteers responded immediately and
<br />heroically to those horrific events; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Fire Department of New York suffered 343 fatalities on September 11, 2001,
<br />the largest loss of life of any emergency response agency in United States history; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Port Authority Police Department suffered 37 fatalities in the attacks, the
<br />largest loss of life of any police force in United States history in a single day; and
<br />WHEREAS, the New York Police Department suffered 23 fatalities as a result of the terrorist
<br />attacks; and
<br />WHEREAS, the impact of that day on public health continues through 2011, as nearly 90,000
<br />people are at risk of or suffering from negative health effects as a result of the events of
<br />September 11, 2001, including 14,000 workers and 2,400 community residents who are sick, and
<br />tens of thousands of others whose health is being monitored; and
<br />WHEREAS, ten years later, the people of the United States and people around the world
<br />continue to mourn the tremendous loss of innocent life on that fateful day; and
<br />WHEREAS, ten years later,, thousands of men and women in the United States Armed Forces
<br />remain in harm's way defending the United States against those who seek to threaten the United
<br />States; and
<br />WHEREAS, on the tenth anniversary of this tragic day, the thoughts of the people of the United
<br />States are with the victims of the events of September 11, 2001 and their families; and
<br />WHEREAS, the lives of Americans were changed forever on September 11, 2001, when events
<br />threatened the American way of life; and
<br />WHEREAS, in 2009, Congress and President Obama joined together to designate September 11
<br />as a National Day of Service and Remembrance under the Serve America Act (Public Law 111-
<br />1 3 123 Stat. 1460); and
<br />WHEREAS, in September 2009 and 20 10, President Obama issued Proclamation 8413 (74 Fed.
<br />Reg. 47045), and Proclamation 8559 (75 Fed. Reg. 56463), proclaiming September 11, 2009, and
<br />September 11, 2010, respectively, as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and
<br />Remembrance; and
<br />WHEREAS, September 11 will never, and should never, be just another day in the hearts and
<br />minds of all people of the United States;
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