Response to 9/11
President Bush holds the badge of a police officer killed in the September attacks.
President Bush holds the badge of a police officer killed in the September attacks. "And I will carry this," said President Bush during his address to Congress Sept. 20. "It is the police shield of a man named George Howard, who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others... It is a reminder of lives that ended, and a task that does not end."

White House photo by Eric Draper

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President Bush holds the badge of a police officer killed in the September attacks. 'And I will carry this,' said President Bush during his address to Congress Sept. 20. 'It is the police shield of a man named George Howard, who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others... It is a reminder of lives that ended, and a task that does not end.'
Standing on the ashes of the World Trade Center in New York on September 14, President Bush pledges that the voices calling for justice will be heard.
President Bush consoles a family during his trip to New York September 14, 2001.
President Bush addresses the congregation at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., September 14, 2001.
President Bush discusses his plans to protect the homeland in Atlanta, Ga., November 8, 2001. 'We are a different country than we were on September the 10th -- sadder and less innocent; stronger and more united; and in the face of ongoing threats, determined and courageous,' said the President.
President George W. Bush participates in his first signing ceremony on January 20, 2001, setting his agenda in motion. President Bush holds the badge of a police officer killed in the September attacks. 'And I will carry this,' said President Bush during his address to Congress Sept. 20. 'It is the police shield of a man named George Howard, who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others... It is a reminder of lives that ended, and a task that does not end.' Attending a World Series game between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks, President Bush waits to throw out the first pitch on October 31, 2001. President Bush delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol January 29, 2002. President George W. Bush makes his stand to win the war on terrorism during an Oval Office press conference, '... my resolve is steady and strong about winning this war that has been declared on America,' said the President Sept. 13, 2001.