"NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the
United States of America, do hereby proclaim September 11,
2003, as Patriot Day. I call upon the people of the United States
to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities,
including remembrance services and candlelight vigils. I also
call upon the Governors of the United States and the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, as well as appropriate officials of all units
of government, to direct that the flag be flown at half-staff on
Patriot Day. In addition, I call upon all Americans to display the
flag at half-staff from their homes on that day and to observe a
moment of silence beginning at 8:46 a.m. eastern daylight time
to honor the innocent victims who lost their lives as a result of
the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. "
For everything there is a season,
And a time for every matter under heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die;
A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal;
A time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to seek, and a time to lose;
A time to keep, and a time to throw away;
A time to tear, and a time to sew;
A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate,
A time for war, and a time for peace.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
May all of our thoughts and prayers be with the victims
of September 11th, and their families.
