The day terror changed us and a Virginia governor stepped up to lead and restore confidence

By: Bob Lewis

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 11, 2026

Words: 1,276

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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There are times when I sit alone and think back — trying to unearth details best left buried — and it all still feels like a nightmare, one that hasn’t softened even through the gauzy filter of 25 years gone by.

It’s not just in the reliving of the undiluted horror from that cool, clear second Tuesday morning of September in 2001. Not since Pearl Harbor had murder at such mass …

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