09/12/2026
Yesterday, on the 25th anniversary of September 11th, al-Qaeda released a new propaganda video.
We aren't sharing their video. They don't need our help spreading their message.
But we do think it provides an opportunity to talk about something important:
Your family should have a plan.
That doesn't mean living scared. It doesn't mean seeing a threat around every corner. And it certainly doesn't mean allowing terrorists, criminals, or anyone else to dictate how we live our lives.
It means accepting that bad things can happen and deciding ahead of time what you will do if they do.
Talk with your family.
Where would you meet if you became separated?
Do your children know who to call?
When you walk into a restaurant, church, store, sporting event, or theater, do you know where the exits are?
If something happened in a crowded public place, does your family know whether to run, hide, or defend themselves?
Do you have basic medical supplies and more importantly, do you know how to use them?
Does everyone understand that during an emergency, the priority may simply be getting out, getting safe, and reconnecting afterward?
These aren't conversations meant to create fear.
They're conversations meant to reduce it.
You cannot predict every emergency. You cannot prepare for every possibility. But you can develop awareness, skills, and a plan that give you options when something goes wrong.
Live your life. Take your family places. Enjoy your community. Refuse to live in fear.
Just don't confuse living without fear with living unprepared.
Protect • Prepare • Prevail
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