REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11TH

We are all still far to close to the murderous events of September 11th 20001 to fully assess the long-term consequences that have flowed from the brutal attacks on America that day as a result of the terrorist attacks. Whilst my family lost no one that day, some of my family have seen active service in both Iraq and Afghanistan since, something we could never have envisaged prior to September 11th. Our thoughts today should be with those who lost family members in the attacks on New York and Washington and with the families of service personnel who have lost family members or had family members injured since 2001.