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Gwen Graham: All we have are tears and a resolve to find the answers because we continue to look into the eyes of our young children…

On the recordSeptember 8, 2004
All we have are tears and a resolve to find the answers because we continue to look into the eyes of our young children who ask us why. We have an obligation as parents and as a nation to provide these innocent children with answers as to why their mother or father never returned home from work that day. We need people to be held accountable for their failures.
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Gwen Graham
Florida

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Reflecting on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks and the impact on families.

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