It's the courage of Welles Crowther, just 24 years old, in the South tower – the man in the red bandana who spent his final moments helping strangers to safety before the towers fell. It's the resilience of the firehouse on Eighth Avenue – patriots who lost more than a dozen men, but who still suit up every day as the "Pride of Midtown." It's the love of a daughter – Payton Wall of New Jersey – whose father, in his last moments on the phone from the towers, told her, "I will always be watching over you."
It's the resolve of those Navy SEALS who made sure justice was finally done, who served as we must live as a nation – getting each other's backs, looking out for each other, united, one mission, one team. It's the ultimate sacrifice of men and women who rest for eternity not far from here, in gentle green hills in perfect formation – Americans who gave their lives in faraway places so that we can be here today, strong and free and proud. It's all of us – every American who gets up each day, lives our lives, carries on. Because as Americans, we do not give in to fear. We will preserve our freedoms and the way of life that makes us a beacon to the world.
"Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you…write them on the tablet of your heart." And how we conduct ourselves as individuals and as a nation, we have the opportunity each and every day to live up to the sacrifice of those heroes that we lost. May God bless the memory of the loved ones here and across the country. They remain in our hearts today. May He watch over these faithful families and all who protect us. And may God forever bless the United States of America.
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