HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-19-14 Proclamation - September 11th as a Day of Prayer, Remembrance, and a Rededication to PatriotismfIorida
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Menu: The earth shook on September 11, 2001 from an assault on The United States of America;
and
VbMT&M The democratic freedoms we all share were attacked by terrorists from afar; and
30bMaC Nearly 3,000 perished in the attack, 373 of those were citizens from another country, all innocent
victims of an evil beyond our comprehension; and
WbItreaC This loss of life and the savagery of the attack on icons of our freedoms have left few Americans
untouched; and
Vb1trE1$: We reel with the pure hatred displayed for all the world to see and search for answers to what drives
men to these premeditated actions; and
UAMU We search our souls for peace and answers and reevaluate those freedoms we have taken for granted;
and
30berea .O: We want to reach out to those families that have been sacrificed for a meaningless representation of a
radical political view; and
M CM10: Our standard has been "One Nation under God ", and we should stand up for our rights and
freedoms with God's guidance; and
30b]M O: These evildoers must be shown what freedom means to Americans, including the right to worship our
God without fear of intimidation; and
WbitrWO September 11 is a day of prayer, remembrance, and a rededication to patriotism and love of country
will be recognized forever.
- tbitrid0re: I, as Mayor of the City of Ocoee, Florida proclaim that September 11, 2014, be
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known as a day that all citizens came together in a unified voice to reach out to their deity for answers
and direction in what appears to be a war of life styles, freedom versus evil.
- 111ttIM: We ask for Divine intervention to help with the hurt of the personal losses so many of our
neighbors and friends have experienced. And finally we ask for God's guidance for the leaders of our
country to make the right decisions in responding to this demonist atrocity.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand
and caused the Seal of the City of Ocoee to be affixed this
19`' day of August 2014.
S. Sett `Uan&Wm i f t, Atay"
May God Bless America and May She Survive Forever.