Today is Patriot Day, a day of prayer and remembrance that commemorates the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. President Donald Trump is participating in a September 11 memorial at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., today, and Vice President JD Vance is attending a memorial at Ground Zero in Manhattan.

President Trump issued a proclamation for Patriot Day, stating, “A quarter of a century has passed since the terrible day of September 11, 2001, and an entire generation of Americans has now come of age with no living memory of that fateful day.”

“The passage of time must never dim what will forever burn bright in the conscience of our Nation,” the president continued. “Amid the ashes of Ground Zero, we made a solemn vow to Never Forget — a vow that must be renewed in every American heart, taught in every classroom, and honored in every community across our land.”

President Trump concluded, “We will never forget the 2,977 precious lives taken from us, we will always cherish their memories, and we will forever hold their families in the enduring embrace of our Nation.  We stand in unending gratitude to the first responders who answered the call of duty, including the thousands who continue to suffer from serious health conditions caused by their service.  We honor the warriors of our Armed Forces who have defended the sacred cause of freedom in the quarter century since.  Above all, we ask Almighty God to keep our Republic forever safe, forever united, and forever free.”

As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…

• For President Trump and Vice President Vance as they participate in the respective 9/11 memorial ceremonies at the Pentagon and Ground Zero.
• For wisdom for members of the Departments of Homeland Security and Defense, and intelligence community officials as they work to protect national security.
• For U.S. citizens to turn to the Lord as their hope and refuge as they remember September 11, 2001.