By The Free Press | Created at 2026-09-11 13:33:35 | Updated at 2026-09-21 12:14:08
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U.S. Air Force captain Hanna Born (center) poses with her parents, Tim (left) and Dana (right), 25 years after the September 11, 2001, attacks. (Mod Schwalbe for The Free Press)
Survivors, first responders, and witnesses recall that day and its aftermath, 25 years later.
There are only a handful of moments in American life that split time into before and after—where you were when John F. Kennedy was assassinated, when the Challenger exploded, when the Twin Towers fell. September 11, 2001, was one of those moments. To mark the 25th anniversary, we asked a range of people who were at Ground Zero, at the Pentagon, or hundr…
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