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25 years later, the United States works to keep the memory of 9/11 alive

From TVN Panamá · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The United States will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, which killed 2,977 people and reshaped the country and the world.
  • President Donald Trump plans to attend a ceremony at the Pentagon, while Vice President JD Vance and four former presidents are expected at Ground Zero.
  • The 9/11 Memorial & Museum is emphasizing education and outreach as about 100 million Americans were either not born or too young to remember the attacks.

A quarter-century after the attacks that marked an era, the United States is trying to preserve the memory of a trauma that is fading for a growing share of the population.

President Donald Trump will commemorate the anniversary at the Pentagon rather than in New York, where hijacked passenger planes struck the World Trade Center and caused most of the 2,977 deaths recorded that day. Vice President JD Vance and four former presidents, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George Bush, are expected at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan.

Many of my generation remember exactly where we were on that horrible day.

· Beth HillmanShe described how older Americans personally remember the attacks.

The New York Times reported that Trump would not attend because he would not be allowed to give a speech there, as organizers prohibit political addresses to keep the ceremony nonpartisan. Trump called that report “invented.”

100 million Americans had not even been born or were too young to remember.

· Beth HillmanShe highlighted the challenge of preserving 9/11 memories for younger generations.

“Many of my generation remember exactly where we were on that horrible day,” said Beth Hillman, president of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum and a former Air Force officer. But about 100 million Americans were not born or were too young to remember the attacks.

The museum is therefore placing greater emphasis on outreach, education and younger generations. Trained volunteers, including first responders, speak with visitors who know the disaster mainly through their parents or school. Logan Miller, a 32-year-old volunteer who lost an uncle and grandfather in the attacks, said the museum helps visitors understand the scale of what happened even if they were not there.

more inquisitive

· Logan MillerHe described how younger museum visitors engage with the history of the attacks.

Young visitors are “more inquisitive” and ask more questions than older people, Miller said. Ignacio Gaete, a 22-year-old Chilean visiting the museum and memorial, said it was important for him to make the trip despite not having been born at the time. The memorial’s two large reflecting pools stand in the footprints of the Twin Towers, while relatives will again read the long list of victims’ names at Ground Zero.

I think it can transcend generations.

· Ignacio GaeteHe said the significance of 9/11 can endure even for people born afterward.
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Originally published by TVN Panamá in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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