As 9/11 becomes history, ‘Never forget’ takes on new meaning

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What was once a universal experience — everyone could talk about where they were that day and how it changed their lives — is becoming history.

Twenty-two years now: For all that the anniversary can bring so many of us back to that bright September morning like it was yesterday, ever-more Americans have no memory of 9/11 at all.

What was once a universal experience — everyone could talk about where they were that day and how it changed their lives — is becomingWe still have the Tribute in Light, the somber ceremonies at Ground Zero and elsewhere; the museum and the memorials. We retell the tales of the heroes: Todd Beamer & Co. charging the United 93 cockpit; Stephen Siller’s run from Brooklyn to the World Trade Center site; Rick Rescorla getting his 2,700 people out when the attack he’d long warned would come finally hit.

Recall the shock when the first plane hit at 8:46 a.m., then the second at 9:03 — and we all realized it was an attack on America even before the Pentagon got hit at 9:37 and we all braced for what might be coming next.

 

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