Ever since the linked clip was posted, when this time of year comes round I think about the people in that video and the sound of all of those PASS devices going off.
Current BBC news coverage: September 11: America remembers lives lost in al-Qaeda attacks
PASS Devices: Wikipedia
Dr Mark Heath: CNN Transcript
I accept that this might not be the right community to share this.
I remember coming home from 5th grade and seeing this on the news. It was surreal since America, even as a minority, seemed just… I had a different image before.
Now I’m a jaded adult and you’re right, the cracks started to show soon after. I appreciated how people came together and then……the “war on terror”. Def a turning point