I know that being here today is hard... I know that it aches to remember this milestone year after year. And I know that nothing can make it right... And, as the years go by, it may feel that the world is moving on or even forgetting what happened here on Sept. 11, 2001. But please know this: The men and women of the Department of Defense will always remember.

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- Maya Angelou

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"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts."

- Winston Churchill

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"Criticism is the best sign you’re onto something."

- Michael Lopp

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"A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him."

- David Brinkley

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"We are really competing against ourselves. We have no control over how other people perform."

- Pete Cashmore

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