Sen. Thune Issues Op-Ed: Never Forget
September 11, 2020
September 11, 2020
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following op-ed:
I was in Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2001. I remember stepping out of the congressional office buildings and looking west down the National Mall toward the Pentagon. Black smoke was billowing from the horizon. Members and staff were fleeing from the Capitol building. A deep and heavy sense of fear blanketed the city. That's when everything we had seen unfolding on television suddenly bec . . .
I was in Washington, D.C., on September 11, 2001. I remember stepping out of the congressional office buildings and looking west down the National Mall toward the Pentagon. Black smoke was billowing from the horizon. Members and staff were fleeing from the Capitol building. A deep and heavy sense of fear blanketed the city. That's when everything we had seen unfolding on television suddenly bec . . .