100 million Americans don’t remember 9/11. That’s a national risk

By Jane Holl Lute

September 11, 2001, remains a defining moment in American history.

Those of us who experienced the events of that day will always remember where we were and what we were doing when the Twin Towers and Pentagon were attacked.

Yet, despite an earnest commitment to “never forget” the horror of what happened, many important lessons of that experience are in danger of being lost to the passage of time.

Just the phrase “9/11” evokes multiple memories for me: a former teacher of mine was killed that day, and other members of my extended family had relatives who perished.

I was in a cab entering the Midtown Tunnel that connects Queens to Manhattan as the attacks unfolded, while our daughter’s school bus passed by the Pentagon’s Mall entrance mere minutes before the plane hit