We will never forget, but it should not be celebrated. We lost so many on this day and because of it, we continue to do so. A day of remembrance is more appropriate. Calling it a holiday is just not fitting.

This is surely a delicate topic, but if, for every tragedy we set a national holiday, we would weaken our standing in the world's social and economical environment and increase our vulnerability to attack. If we made 9/11 a national holiday, we would have to retire something else in order to maintain our standing as a world power. Retire Columbus Day? Okay with me.

Maybe it should be a National Day of Remembrance, such as Pearl Harbor Day, not a National Holiday.

Really? :l Man, if someone I knew died, I'd be so pissed to see a picture of this crap again.

Waiting for someone to take the word "crap" and put it way out of retrospect as disrespectful or something dumb.

No, it shouldn't be a national holiday. Why would I want to sit around a grief all day? If someone I knew died, they'd be so angry at me for sitting around with a thumb up my butt, being sad all day.

We do not agree that by making September 11th a National holiday would necessary mean that there would be a "celebration" . We do hwoever believe that it would signify the citizens of the United States of America to unite in remembering our fallen HERO'S. Those that gave their lives on the planes that were hijacked and those that suffered and passed in the Twin Towers in New York City, N.Y. We would hope that we as a Nation united under God would unite for this rememberance of a very tragic time in our history. We would urge others to join us in this and vote for a National holiday for September 11th. Thank you and God Bless the United States of America, TerryandKelley,Towson,Md..

If anyone I knew died, the last thing I'd want to see is the towers being hit/on fire/falling/etc. Seeing that stuff is like making the grieving process go backwards. Its like having Alzheimer (ok, maybe bad relation)... being able to forget the painful part for an entire year, live a normal life... then all of a sudden BAM. September 11, I see burning towers, people falling, stuff on fire. And these people are going to try not to go into a gruesome detailed thought about how their husband/wife/friend/whatever died. What are those images going to provoke?

I'd rather see a memorial service, army related, flowers, etc, instead of still living in the past. Also, kinder images like a memorial service won't provoke as painful thoughts as seeing the towers going down in action, etc.

In an America, not long ago, this question wouldn't need to be asked because everyone would say NO and you wouldn't even have to explain why. Today you have a President and a significant number in his party that see it as a day of celebration and their hidden joy is really close to becoming open and accepted by the rest of our dumb asses who have been beaten down by the disgusting media culture.

A Day of Remembrance seems most appropriate. It was much like Pearl Harbor- except civilians were also specifically targeted.
It is troubling to me having grown up to always pause at Pearl Harbor Day and reflect on that loss, that so many people haven't the compassion and gratitude to consider all that happened on 9/11. Military and civilian lives lost,people who saw their end coming, the responders who rushed to help, so many acts of courage and generosity, the people who are still effected by their own health issues. It is not something that happened in the long distant past that doesn't touch us in the present.. There are so many victims of that day still struggling and there will be ramifications for decades.
Nothing should stop America from being aware and compassionate; those are attributes that will strengthen us and carry us through the tougher times.

Realistically, it would eventually become bastardized with work holiday, sidewalk sales, BBQs, and a reason to throw a kegger by people who were either too young to remember, not born, or just too ignorant to recognize the day
for it's true meaning. So a day of remembrance is fitting. Take a moment of silence, say a prayer for the victims and their families, and flip a big bird to those terrorist scumbags by resuming your day. Show them that they did not get the best of us. Rather the best of us citizens is what defines American exceptionalism.

I don't think a day of remembrance could be considered a celebration. It should be a day we remember not just great tragedy and loss but also great heroism. It was also a day of strangers helping strangers and showed the great strength and compassion of Americans helping Americans and for a brief time brought us together and unified us as a nation. I don't think anyone of us should ever forget that day. Celebrate - NO remember ALWAYS.

Have too agree with Matt. as a Holiday, it's real meaning would be for gotten in Holiday sales.

It is appalling that HCPS didn't have a county-wide moment of recognition. Shame on them for allowing this day to pass without a respectful word this morning.

I think we should make it a day to remember the ones who lost their lives. May it of been in a building, in a plane, or the men and women who went into save lives of others. We also need to think of the families who lost loved ones inmind. That was a hard day for our country but it was most definitely harder on some than others. To make it a holiday is wrong.
There were to many lives lost that day. Never forgotten is something people will remember

We need to not forget how this happen, what and who we lost, and how we can make sure it doesn't happen again

We never made a holiday of the Dec. 7 attack on Pearl Harbor, but it is respectfully remembered. Veterans Day was once Memorial Day, now it's Shopping Day. Let's skip the holiday.

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I have to agree a National Holiday would loose it's meaning and become a reason to party or go to sales. Look at MLK Day I think he would rather have had a day of remembrance so we can reflect on what he accomplished. Instead we have sales and days off from school and in most cases nothing is remembered. We need to NEVER FORGET what happened that day in September and who did it and recognizing it in school and at work would get my vote!!!!