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2001. our next guest is a veteran embodying that spirit on that day, with his apparel company, 9/12 united. making it like the day there was no race, religion, sexual orientation or political parties, we were all americans. retired army staff sergeant graham allen joins us now. by the way a congressional candidate in south carolina. good luck with that, graham. you're doing your part and continue to serve. today is 9/12, you are starting that mind set. are we living like it was 9/12? where are we? >> pete, 20 years ago to the day, this was the most american day we've seen maybe in 100 years. e...

At the end of the day we're all in this fight together. that is what 9/12 united stands for. over the past year we've been able to support small businesses here on your news network. we've been able to support the dear america foundation which supports first-responders, veterans and their families. our mission is simple. it is not a left thing, it is not a right thing. it is an american thing to live every day like it is 9/12. pete: graham, how do we do that proactively? i was thinking, month before the 9/11 attacks. we had a fight over an election in florida. it was a partisan political momen...

Belofsky on september 11th. >> my name is kate levy, and i lost my dad, lieutenant joseph levy, on 9/11. >> tell us if you could about some of the people who showed you kindness, who helped you get to this day as successfully as you have. >> you know, 9/11 was a very chaotic day and unimaginable day, but the spirit of 9/12 really has stayed with me because the way that my community came together, i grew up in a very small town, i just remember people stopping by all the time telling stories about my dad. >> i come from a very large filipino family. my dad is one of six, and we all kind of live...

I remember it all. so many of us do. but never forget the call was for more than what was lost. we would have never forgotten what was found. and this reminder is so important right now that it's worth discussing. because i'll tell you, the kid that you're going to see in these scenes from the reporting that i did in the days and weeks after, i don't even recognize him. i don't even know what i would say to him. what we were trying to capture was not the uniqueness of the threat but the uniqueness of the response. 9/11 was a horrible day. 9/12, 9/13, and the weeks

And people who understand the pain of what this day represents i think we have an obligation to go out and remind people of the sacrifices that have been made on behalf of this country to stay free and what it takes to protect and to serve and to keep this country safe. i think that's what we have to do. we have to go out. look, 9/11 is by far the worst day in modern history in the united states on our soul but 9/12 was a day that showed the world, our allies, it showed strength. it showed how united the united states of america is. people came together. all these subcategories that this great...