Why 2012 is the Most Important Year to Remember
9/11
By Ron Meyer, Young America's Foundation
Spokesman
It's been nearly 11 years since terrorists struck the World
Trade Center and Pentagon--murdering 2,977 people and injuring
countless others.
Every year since 2003, Young America's Foundation has
memorialized the victims of these brutal attacks with the 9/11:Never Forget Project. This project encourages students to
build a picturesque flag memorial with 2,977 flags, schedule a
campus-wide moment of silence, and to pass out posters and buttons
to help people remember 9/11.
Thousands of memorials have been built on college campuses
across the nation since 2003. More than 200 campuses have already
committed to doing the project this year alone. The Foundation
started the project because campuses were forgetting to properly
honor this anniversary, and in 2012, we need to continue guarding
against this forgetfulness.
Many college and high school students can barely
remember 9/11. Seniors in college were in fifth grade, freshmen
were in first grade, and most high schoolers hadn't even started
school.
2012 is the most important year--so far--to remember 9/11 because
our younger generations are the most in danger of forgetting what
really happened.
Or worse, our younger generations are susceptible to getting a
politically correct view of 9/11. Many on the Left have tried to
turn 9/11 into
a "day of national service" or a celebration of tolerance,
instead of remembering that radical jihad attacked this nation
because of our western values.
This year, help young Americans truly remember 9/11 by
scheduling a memorial at your local campus. Find our more
here: *9/11: Never
Forget Project*
Ron Meyer--age 22--is the spokesman for Young America's
Foundation. He's a frequent guest on Fox News and the Sean Hannity
Radio Show. Email him at rmeyer@yaf.org.
