Tag Archives: 9/11

Commemorating the Anniversary of Antietam

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

“America will never forget what your loved ones did for all of us,” President Trump told audience members attending a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at Flight 93 National Memorial last week. The official White House video of the event ended with … Continue reading →

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“Remembering 9/11 and the Lesson of Antietam”

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

It has become my custom on 9/11 to think back to a different day during a different September when America suffered an even more catastrophic loss of life. As I first explained in 2012, the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. … Continue reading →

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9/11 and 9/17, Inexorably Linked: Remember

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Chris Mackowski

The events of 9/11/2001 and 9/17/1862 remain inextricably linked in my mind, tied together not only by the horror of what happen on those days but by national resolve to “Never forget.” Even as we build skyscraper-sized memorials to the dead … Continue reading →

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“Never forget”: Remembering Antietam on 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Chris Mackowski

It has become my custom on 9/11 to think back to a different day during a different September when America suffered an even more catastrophic loss of life. As I explained two years ago, the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 17, … Continue reading →

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“Never forget”–The lesson of Antietam on 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Chris Mackowski

As seems to be my custom on 9/11, my thoughts go back to a different day in a past September: September 17, 1862. As I explained last year, the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 17, 1862, have become … Continue reading →

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Antietam revisited on 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Chris Mackowski

As I wrote last year, the events of Sept. 11, 2001 and Sept. 17, 1862, have become inextricably linked in my mind. I took the opportunity this morning, in commemoration of the events of 9/11, to stop at Antietam, where … Continue reading →

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Remembering 9/11 and the Lesson of Antietam

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Chris Mackowski

In commemoration of the tenth anniversary of 9/11, many people spent the weekend declaring, “We should never forget.” Of course, we never should forget the tragedies of that day and the lessons we’ve learned as a result. But I can’t … Continue reading →

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