Remembering on 9/11

by   |  September 11, 2007

All of us at AFSCME paused today to remember the victims of the terrible attacks of September 11, 2001. On the Huffington Post blog, President Gerald W. McEntee shares his thoughts about the innocent victims and those who gave their lives in service to others on that fateful morning six years ago.

Firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, 911 operators, transit workers, nurses, hospital and health care workers, city engineers and air traffic controllers sprang into action on September 11, and in the days and months that followed. Many were AFSCME members. They did what AFSCME members always do. They are always there when tragedy strikes or disaster threatens. They make America happen. We will always be proud of them.

Read the full post.