Thomas Daschle: “last night, family members and friends of those who perished in the World Trade Center held a candlelight vigil at…”

“last night, family members and friends of those who perished in the World Trade Center held a candlelight vigil at Ground Zero, creating what they called a ``circle of hope'' around that hallowed ground. Tonight, twin towers of lights will stretch once again from the ruins of the Trade Center up to the heavens. In a few moments, here in the U.S. Senate, we will observe the first of four moments of silence marking the exact moments, 2 years ago today, that the four hijacked airliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and that lonely field in Shanksville. Later this afternoon, a new playground will open at Leckie Elementary School, here in the Nation's capital--a memorial to three bright sixth- graders from Washington, D.C. and four district teachers--all lost when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon. This evening, in Mitchell, SD, people will gather to honor the firefighters and other emergency workers who perished on September 11, and those who toiled in the rubble for months after the attacks to try to bring order out of chaos. In countless other ways, in communities across our Nation and throughout the world--in churches, parks, town halls, and in the privacy of their own thoughts--people will pause to remember, to mourn and to honor the victims, the survivors and the heroes of September 11. Two years later, the enormity of the tragedy remains nearly incomprehensible.”