He saluted the country's youth, and paid his respects to the memory of Anwar Sadat, who presided over the war, and to the heroes of that day.

Outside the remains of the mansion, thousands of citizens have gathered to pay their respects to the heroes who defended them for years.

He also paid tribute to "the endless heroes of youth . . . You, the young lions have energized our entire struggle."

That's not surprising: commemorations of great disasters are a way to pay tribute to the victims and the heroes, to learn to live with nightmares and fears.

The tributes we paid last summer to the heroes of Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain were tributes to their achievement in repelling a determined invader.

I pay tribute to the endless heroes of youth.

Newlyweds of Saaremaa go there to pay tribute to the mythical heroes of their island.

The engineer pays tribute to the heroes while the navigator discovers Varya.

And we can recognize, even as we pay homage to the heroes of history, that we have our own duty to be authors of history.

"Tuesday Morning" is dedicated to the memory of Mark Bingham, his family and friends, paying tribute to all the heroes of 9/11.