We commemorated another anniversary of the tragic events of
9-11 at a memorial service sponsored by the American Club of Sweden at the
English Church.
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| Sam Cooley |
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| 9-11 2011 Memorial Observance |
The somberness of last
year’s 10th anniversary commemoration outside the US Ambassador’s
residency was replaced this year with a more celebratory tone. Following thoughtful remarks by club
president Sam Cooley, a four piece band, choral singers and uplifting gospel
song filled the stone-walled church with swaying and clapping. It felt like a page had been turned.
Of course, news would soon come that Ambassador Chris
Stevens and three other Americans had become the newest causalities in another
iteration of an endless loop of mindless anger.
Our hearts are with their families of those killed in Libya. Our hearts are also with the families who
hold the fear that such fateful news of their loved ones who face the confusing
world created by 9-11 every day in Afghanistan may one day reach them.
We ask so much from so few.
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