A group of terrorists attacked the US on 9/11/2001 (Credit: 123greetings.com/ CC-BY-SA-2.0)

September 11, 2023, marks the 22nd anniversary of the boldest and deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil. The unprovoked act of violence was planned and executed by members of the Islamic extremist organization al-Qaeda. The tragedy killed 2,977 innocent people and altered life as we knew it forever.