All flags should be flown at half-staff in memory of those who lost their lives that day.

Today we solemnly mark the 16th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack on our nation, when 2,977 innocents, mostly American citizens, were murdered by Islamic fascists. In keeping with the presidential proclamation designating Sept. 11 of each year as Patriot Day, all flags should be flown at half-staff in memory of those who lost their lives that day.

We invite you to join us as we offer our prayers for the families of those lost and for our Armed Forces who are now serving on the front lines in the long war to contain Islamic terrorism. We are paying a heavy price for appeasement of jihadi foes under the last administration, but there is cause for renewed hope of success. Our prayer is that right prevails before we have to endure another catastrophic attack on our homeland.