Sailors from the USS Somerset bow their heads in prayer at the 20th anniversary ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial on Sept. 11, 2021 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The nation is marking the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, when the terrorist group al-Qaeda flew hijacked airplanes into the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 people.
Jeff Swensen
Once upon a time, everyone recognized the importance of marking a shared history as a nation and a people. That consensus is progressively eroding.
