Tuesday, September 11th, 2001 is a day no American will ever forget. Almost every American can tell you exactly where they were when they found out what happened that morning. It's kind of crazy to think about that, because there are very few moments in life that everyone no matter what race, gender or class remembers.
There have been a wide variety of stories that have popped up across various news organizations in the days leading up to this tenth anniversary. I wish I had time to watch them all, because they all show another view of what happened on that day. The impact one emotional story expands when as a viewer you realize that for each story you watch there are a hundreds if not thousands more of people affected by the terrorist attack.
It was really interesting to watch MSNBC today when they replayed their coverage from 2001. When I first watched the coverage back in 2001, I was in sixth grade and didn't completely understand what was going on. Now as an adult and journalist, it was a very neat experience to watch that coverage and see how well the journalists coped with something they didn't even understand themselves at that time.
At KOMU, we have run a few different stories looking at how 9-11 is taught in schools, what has changed for the military, what has changed in terms of public safety and security and how life has changed for Muslims in America. You can check out my story on public safety and security changes in Missouri here.
There are so many different things to reflect on in our lives, our country and the world since that day. God Bless all those lost that day and everyone affected, and God Bless the United States of America. Never Forget.
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