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TRENTON
- Attorney General Paula T. Dow joined today
with New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice
Stuart Rabner, Office of Homeland Security
and Preparedness Director Charles B. McKenna,
Public Defender Joseph E. Krakora and former
Attorney General John J. Farmer Jr. at a
ceremony in remembrance of the victims of
the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Director
McKenna served as master of ceremonies for
the program and former Attorney General
Farmer, who is currently Dean of Rutgers
School of Law - Newark, delivered keynote
remarks.
The
ceremony, which was held at the Richard
J. Hughes Justice Complex in Trenton, honored
the 2,983 victims of the attacks, including
the 746 victims from the State of New Jersey.
“The
Sept. 11, 2001 attacks may have broken our
hearts, but they did not break our spirit,”
Attorney General Dow said. “In the
days that followed, the noblest, most selfless
and compassionate side of our society came
to the fore and it remained there. People
of all ages, races and ethnicities stepped
up and contributed to the rescue and relief
effort.”
“We
gather today to remember that nightmarish
day,” Chief Justice Rabner said. “We
remember the victims, their families and
the first responders who acted with heroism
immediately in the hours afterward. And
today and in the decade since, we work to
rededicate our nation, to take steps to
ensure that this does not occur again.”
“It
was a time in this country like none other
in my life when people really pulled together
and we were truly united as one,”
said Director McKenna. “It was a time
when people, and I mean everyone, stopped
thinking of themselves and reached out to
help others.”
Former
Attorney General Farmer, who served as Attorney
General during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks,
praised the troopers, lawyers and office
workers from the Attorney General’s
Office for quickly responding into action
following the attacks.
“It
can seem overwhelming to revisit this event
time and time again, but it’s important
to do so because what we’re saying
is that every one of those lives mattered,”
said Farmer. The former Attorney General
noted that the way that we value every single
life is what distinguishes Americans from
the terrorists who attacked us.
Former
Attorneys General Peter C. Harvey and Zulima
V. Farber also attended today’s ceremony.
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