{"id":2139483,"date":"2026-09-11T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2139483"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T07:00:52","slug":"a-quarter-century-after-9-11-weve-gone-from-never-forget-to-never-let-them-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2139483","title":{"rendered":"A quarter century after 9\/11, we\u2019ve gone from \u2018Never Forget\u2019 to \u2018Never Let Them Forget\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We will ask them because that\u2019s what we do. On fields and diamonds from Lewiston, Maine, to Los Angeles, we will ask them.<\/p>\n

What do you remember? Where were you when the planes hit the towers? What does Sept. 11 mean to you?<\/p>\n

The answers to the questions are changing.<\/p>\n

For most of the last 25 years, we have asked athletes to help in remembering the attack on our nation on Sept. 11, 2001. Now we are beginning to ask the generation that can\u2019t.<\/p>\n

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Many of the players participating in the ceremonies weren\u2019t around 25 years ago. Those who were born may not be old enough to have the vivid recollections of an older generation.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, they\u2019ll stand along sidelines and baselines during moments of silence, wear commemorative patches and listen while names and stories from 2001 are recalled. The NFL will stencil \u201cNever Forget\u201d this weekend in end zones across the country.<\/p>\n

The reality is 25 years later, we are transitioning from \u201cNever Forget\u201d to \u201cNever Let Them Forget.\u201d We are moving from a time of remembrance to a time of teaching.<\/p>\n

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