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LAST TO REMEMBER
After the death of Osama bin Laden, young people took to the streets to celebrate and there was discussion in the media about a "9/11 Generation," the young people who came of age after the attacks. Brendan Illis was a first-grader in suburban New Jersey on September 11, 2001, and he has only vague memories of that day. Even so, he feels shaped by the events and their aftermath and hopes to join the military. His younger siblings, who don't remember 9/11, feel little connection to it. Brendan reports on whether or not his peers and younger siblings feel that 9/11 impacted their world view. He asks the question: is there, in fact, a "9/11 generation"?
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LAST TO REMEMBER
After the death of Osama bin Laden, young people took to the streets to celebrate and there was discussion in the media about a "9/11 Generation," the young people who came of age after the attacks. Brendan Illis was a first-grader in suburban New Jersey on September 11, 2001, and he has only vague memories of that day. Even so, he feels shaped by the events and their aftermath and hopes to join the military. His younger siblings, who don't remember 9/11, feel little connection to it. Brendan reports on whether or not his peers and younger siblings feel that 9/11 impacted their world view. He asks the question: is there, in fact, a "9/11 generation"?
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Outcue: "For WNYC, I'm Rookie Reporter, Brendan Illis."
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INTRO:And now a story about growing up after 9/11. Brendan Illis was a first-grader on September 11, 2001. He and his 16-year old peers are among the youngest people to have actual memories of the attacks. But their memories are diverse: for some the day of the attacks was terrifying and life-changing, for others it was a blip. And their reactions depend, in part, on how they learned about what happened. Brendan is a member of WNYC’s Radio Rookies, a program that teaches teenagers how to tell their own stories on air. Brendan reports on what it means to him to be among the last to remember.
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