Harnessing the Power of Mothers to Restore America

On September 11, 2001, Kimberly Fletcher’s husband Derek, a major in the Air Force, was stationed at the Pentagon. The couple had seven children at the time, ages 1 to 15 (and would later have another). Upon hearing of the attacks, Ms. Fletcher, who was at home, immediately tried to call her husband but couldn’t get through. As she watched broadcasts of the devastation in Manhattan, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, she continued calling, but there was no connection. Throughout the morning and afternoon and into early evening, Ms. Fletcher also prayed. “At about 7:30 that night, Derek walked in the door, and I just dropped to my knees and thanked God,” said Ms. Fletcher in a conversation with The Epoch Times....