Bush's 9/11 speech reflection

Benjamin Nguyen
Ms. Moccia
9/15/17
AP Language

                                                         Bush's 9/11 Speech reflection

     As a New Yorker, President Bush's speech spoke to me on different levels then other states might have felt. Having the attack so close to home, especially where my father worked only a few blocks from, Bush's speech resonated with me now that I'm older and more able to understand how evil people can truly be. Bush speaks about how, " a great people have been moved to defend a great nation", and it reminds me of the recent news of Colin Kaepernick of how he refused to stand in honor of our flag and troops fighting over seas. Even today in school, Kaepernick's influence has impacted the amount of people in our classes standing for the pledge. I have always and will always, stand in honor of our symbolic flag and the justices that it stands for. Bush's 9/11 speech has reminded me of this conviction that I hold so dear and has made me even prouder to be American.