Are we really likely to forget?

Considering all of the public exhortations of the past week in the United States (and today, of course) to “Never forget”, it seems that a lot of people must consider it likely that we would. We must be in danger of forgetting – the people we lost and what happened to cause that loss – if we need to be constantly reminded to “Never forget.”

Even though I didn’t lose anyone on that day in a personal and direct way, I know others who did. I feel the loss. I can’t possibly forget how that happened, either. Who could? Who would forget, even if he could? Do you need to be reminded to “Never forget?”

Are we really likely to forget the people and the events of September 11, 2001?