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LISTEN: 20 Years After 9/11 - Voices Of Young People

Connecticut Public Radio | By Diane Orson
Published August 23, 2021 at 11:53 AM EDT
Diane Orson interviews Ahla Amin, a labor and delivery nurse, at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport on July 7, 2021.
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Diane Orson interviews Ahla Amin, a labor and delivery nurse, at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport on July 7, 2021.
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Diane Orson interviews Nicholas Marini at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport on July 13, 2021.
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Diane Orson interviews Nicholas Marini at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport on July 13, 2021.
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Diane Orson interviews Chatwan Mongkol at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport on July 13, 2021.
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Diane Orson interviews Chatwan Mongkol at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport on July 13, 2021.
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Diane Orson interviews Hillary O’Neill at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport on July 13, 2021.
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Diane Orson interviews Hillary O’Neill at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport on July 13, 2021.
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As we approach this year’s anniversary of Sept. 11, we wanted to hear from young people with little or no memory of the attacks; those for whom 9/11 is a part of history beyond memory.

Here are the voices of four state residents recorded at Connecticut’s 9/11 Living Memorial at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport: Hillary O'Neill, Nicholas Marini, Chatwan Mongkol and Ahla Amin.

This is an excerpt from the upcoming CPTV Cutline - 20 Years After 9/11: Memorials, Memory And Meaning. It premieres Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at 8 p.m. on CPTV and the CPTV Livestream.
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Diane Orson
Diane Orson is a special correspondent with Connecticut Public. She is a reporter and contributor to National Public Radio. Her stories have been heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Here and Now; and The World from PRX. She spent seven years as CT Public Radio's local host for Morning Edition.
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