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Editorial: The unity that still eludes us
15 years ago, the nation stood together after 9-11; now a few athletes wont stand for flag
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives gather for a ceremony Friday on Capitol Hill in Washington marking the 15th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. - photo by Molly Riley
Picture these two images. Sept. 11, 2001, a century’s “day that will live in infamy.” Following the terrorist attacks on New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans standing side by side, gather at the Capitol and sing “God Bless America” as one united voice.