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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, September 11, 2026, marks the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, a day that forever changed the history of our Nation and the lives of millions of Americans; and
WHEREAS, on the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger aircraft and carried out coordinated attacks against the United States, striking the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, while the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 courageously resisted the hijackers before the aircraft crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, 2,977 people were killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks, including passengers and crew members aboard the four aircraft, employees and visitors at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and the firefighters, law-enforcement officers, emergency medical personnel, and other first responders who answered the call of duty and ran toward danger to save others; and
WHEREAS, the victims came from different backgrounds, communities, professions, nationalities, faiths, and walks of life, reminding us that terrorism affects not one group or one community, but all people who value freedom, peace, and human life; and
WHEREAS, in the immediate aftermath of the attacks, Americans witnessed extraordinary acts of courage, compassion, sacrifice, generosity, and service as first responders, medical professionals, military personnel, volunteers, construction workers, clergy, charitable organizations, and ordinary citizens worked together to rescue survivors, recover victims, care for the injured, and comfort grieving families; and
WHEREAS, the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 demonstrated extraordinary courage by confronting the terrorists and attempt...
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