U.S. President Joe Biden, in a message released Friday on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, signaled his country's resolve to stand up against anyone seeking to do it harm, recalling the "unity" he had seen in the response to the tragic event.
"We also saw something all too rare, a true sense of national unity. Unity and resilience, the capacity to recover and repair in the face of trauma," Biden said in a video message posted on Twitter.
"Unity and service, the 9/11 generation stepping up to serve and protect in the face of terror...That will never stop. Today, tomorrow, ever, from protecting America," he added.
The message was released as Biden has no plans to deliver a speech on Saturday when he visits all three sites that were affected by the terror attacks to commemorate the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, according to the White House.
20 years after September 11, 2001, we commemorate the 2,977 lives we lost and honor those who risked and gave their lives. As we saw in the days that followed, unity is our greatest strength. It’s what makes us who we are — and we can’t forget that. pic.twitter.com/WysK8m3LAb
— President Biden (@POTUS) September 10, 2021
"To the families of the 2,977 people from more than 90 nations killed on Sept. 11, 2001...America and the world commemorate you and your loved ones," the president said.
The victims of the attacks included 24 Japanese.
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