World Trade Center Tower # 2 on 9/11/01 September 2001., originally uploaded by lfred_benway.

I was scanning Flickr for an appropriate photo for today and came across this shot taken by New York City Housing Preservation & Development Inspector Thomas Cavallo on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Six years after Islamic terrorists attacked America, photos like this one remind us of our feelings that day.

Thankfully, we have people in our great country making sure we don’t forget. My friends at the Young America’s Foundation are working with students on more than 150 college campuses as part of YAF’s 9/11 Never Forget Project to remember those who were murdered. The project strives to raise awareness on college campuses by creating a flag memorial, conducting a moment of silence, distributing posters of the World Trade Center towers, and hosting speakers to discuss the War on Terror.

This year YAF has gone a step further and produced a moving video tribute about 9/11.

Locally in Washington, D.C., the past few days have been filled with events marking the day. Sunday’s National Freedom Walk, sponsored by the Pentagon’s America Supports You program, was a smashing success. America Supports You has posted several videos on its YouTube channel about the Freedom Walk.

Efforts like the two I’ve described — and countless others taking place your communities — help us remember the victims who lost their lives on 9/11.

UPDATE — 11:17 a.m.: The White House released a fact sheet today about what the United States and its allies are doing to combat al Qaeda and protect our country against another attack.

UPDATE — 6:13 p.m.: My colleagues James Jay Carafano examines our safety and security six years after 9/11. He also outlines three reforms he’d like Congress to pursue:

• Roll back excessive and ineffective security requirements such as 100 percent mandatory cargo screening;

• Consolidate the jurisdiction of congressional committees over the Department of Homeland Security, as recommended by the 9/11 Commission; and

• Reform programs that undermine federalism. Homeland security grants not only waste money but make state and local governments more dependent on Washington.

UPDATE — 10:58 p.m.: Mary Katharine Ham of Townhall was in New York today filming HamNation. She’s posted some photos on her blog.