The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security today observed the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a statewide message of remembrance from Commissioner Jeff Long, honoring the lives lost and the first responders who answered the call to serve.

“Today we pause to remember Sept. 11, 2001,” Commissioner Long said in a social media address. “Twenty-four years have passed, yet that day still speaks to us. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania. Families were broken, and a nation was shaken. In those first hours, Tennesseans stepped forward. Firefighters, troopers, medics, and volunteers left their homes and went to serve strangers. That’s the heart of this state.”

“For those of us in law enforcement and public safety, Sep

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