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Loss, sacrifice, service: How 9/11 changed Americans' lives

Brett Eagleson, 40, President of 9/11 Justice, wears a 9/11 pinduring a press conference demanding accountability regarding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (Adam Gray/AP)
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Brett Eagleson, 40, President of 9/11 Justice, wears a 9/11 pinduring a press conference demanding accountability regarding the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in New York. (Adam Gray/AP)

Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Here & Now has received dozens of voice memos and emails from listeners around the country explaining how that day changed their lives.

Host Indira Lakshmanan shares a few reflections.

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