Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 2–Assemblymen Perkins, Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Atkinson, Beers, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Chowning, Christensen, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Gibbons, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Gustavson, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Knecht, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Parks, Pierce, Sherer, Weber and Williams

 

Joint Sponsors: Senators Rawson, Amodei, Care, Carlton, Cegavske, Coffin, Hardy, Mathews, McGinness, Neal, Nolan, O’Connell, Raggio, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Tiffany, Titus, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

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Assembly Concurrent RESOLUTION—Memorializing the victims of the events of September 11, 2001.

 

    Whereas, On September 11, 2001, terror struck the heart of

 America, but that terror found no resting place in the hearts of

 Americans who, in the moments and days following the first

 realization that our country had been attacked, countered with

 courage and an outpouring of love and compassion that evidence

 the best of our great Nation; and

    Whereas, We will not forget the shocking events of that

 Tuesday morning in September 2001, and we will not forget the

 stories of heroism and determination that unfolded in New York

 City, at the Pentagon and in the skies over Pennsylvania as ordinary

 people faced the most frightening circumstances one could possibly

 imagine and met the challenge by risking their own lives in heroic

 attempts to help others; and

    Whereas, By their examples, we have learned from these

 heroes how to respond to evil with good, and to respond to terror

 with love, and in remembering their selflessness, we are given the

 strength to continue to reach out to the people we meet each day

 with kindness and respect; and

    Whereas, We, as Americans, have been blessed with

 democracy and freedom, and endowed with the gift to do good, and

 the responsibility to do no less; and

    Whereas, From the Civil War to the Great Depression to

 World War II, American life has always been about facing

 challenges and rising up together to set a shining example of a

 society based on equality, freedom and tolerance; and

    Whereas, As we struggle with the loss of so many lives, 2,801

 at the destruction of the World Trade Center Towers, 184 at the

 attack on the Pentagon, and the 40 passengers and crew members of

United Airlines Flight 93, each with a face and a name, and families

and friends who loved them, we also recognize our own mortality

 and take the opportunities presented each day to express our love

 and appreciation for those around us, and make the most of the days

 remaining for each of us; now, therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the

 Senate Concurring, That united in our national mourning, we

 will remember every family that lives in grief and we pray that their

 sorrow is fading even as the thoughts of their loved ones remain as

 cherished and comforting memories; and be it further

    Resolved, That the thousands of innocent victims whose lives

 were brought to a tragic and horrifying end by evil too terrible for

 most to comprehend, will be honored by our common and unending

 pursuit of freedom and peace in the world, and by our continued

 dedication to public service and respect for all humanity.

 

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