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<br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION <br />TO DECLARE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 AS A DAY OF <br />REMEMBRANCE IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, the attacks of September 11, 2001 were a grievous blow struck <br />against individuals, the people of the United States, and against life, <br />freedom, and religious tolerance; and <br />WHEREAS, no words or deeds can bring back the people who were killed or <br />hurt that day, or restore them to their families and friends; and <br />WHEREAS, the events of September 11, 2001 tested the resolve of all people <br />and nations who believe in the sanctity of life and in the peaceful resolution of <br />conflicts; and <br />WHEREAS, in the intervening days, amid threats of further terrorist <br />violence, a threat hardly new to modern experience, and despite heightened <br />attention to domestic security, we have nonetheless returned to normal <br />pursuits; and <br />WHEREAS, we should resist any exploitation of the memory of that day, those <br />events, and their lasting meaning for political or other purposes; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE /T RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners does hereby declare Saturday, September 11, 2004 as a day of <br />remembrance, and calls upon all Americans to pause to reflect on the <br />sacrifice made that day and every day so that we and others may live as <br />free people. <br />This the 9th day of September 2004. <br />Barry Jacobs <br />Chair <br />