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September 11th, 2001

Before watching the documentary, 9/11: Stories in Fragments, I thought I knew a lot of information about 9/11. But I was wrong. Little did I know how long the event took, that there were more than two planes, and that not only the twin towers were hit. Watching the documentary and having a personal experience toward the event- my great-grandfather having jumped from tower one while his floor was up in flames- made the experience much more intense and emotional.

September 11, 2001 is a date most Americans could never forget. As much as we say "Never forget" and other phrases related to this event, historians ponder the question, what if we forget? Artifacts from the twin towers and the pentagon, ordinary, everyday objects have been collected and stored in the Smithsonian Museum. The generous owners of these objects donated them so that we, as Americans, will officially never forget.

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  1. NickHSeptember 6, 2017 at 7:40 PM

    Sad to here about your grandfather. Good job on talking about 9/11.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 10, 2017 at 9:02 AM

    I'm sorry to hear that your great-grandfather had an intense experience. But I liked how you connected your own experience to the emotion after you watched the video.

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