9-12 NWR 911

This is your Northwest report for Monday, September 12, I'm David Sparks and like so many of us here in America, I have very sad thoughts about an anniversary we experienced yesterday.

In honor of the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) shared his memories of this, one of America's most tragic days. Walden joined fellow U.S. House members on the Capitol steps for a remembrance ceremony to pay tribute to the thousands of Americans whose lives were taken on September 11, 2001.

"On the morning of 9/11, that horrible day when America was attacked, I was standing right here in what's called the House Triangle with the Capitol behind me. We were doing a news conference at the time on some endangered species issues affecting the country, and an officer came by and yelled at us to evacuate the plaza here because the plane had just hit the Pentagon.

Today, our prayers go out to the families, the survivors, those who lost loved ones, and to all our men and women in uniform, our veterans especially, for their service and their sacrifice."  

This is why it is so important, as a fellow American, to weigh in on national security. Perhaps the most effective way to weigh in... Is to make sure you vote in the upcoming presidential election.