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Teenagers Born In 2001 Reflect On The 15 Years Since 9/11

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A view of the burning World Trade Center towers from Park Place Street and West Broadway Avenue during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora via Getty Images)
A view of the burning World Trade Center towers from Park Place Street and West Broadway Avenue during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. (Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora via Getty Images)

It's often said that everyone remembers where they were during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. That's not true for Gabe Ferris, Kyra O'Connor and Erik Weibel, who were all born in 2001.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Ferris, O'Connor and Weibel about how they learned of the attack and how they think it changed the world in which they're growing up.

Kyra O'Connor (far left), who was born in 2001. (Courtesy Kyra O'Connor)
Kyra O'Connor (far left), who was born in 2001. (Courtesy Kyra O'Connor)
Gabe Ferris, who was born in 2001. (Courtesy Gabe Ferris)
Gabe Ferris, who was born in 2001. (Courtesy Gabe Ferris)
Erik Weibel, from Bloomsburg, Pa. He was born in 2001. (Courtesy Erik Weibel)
Erik Weibel, from Bloomsburg, Pa. He was born in 2001. (Courtesy Erik Weibel)

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Gabe FerrisKyra O'Connor and Erik Weibel, who were all born in 2001.

This article was originally published on September 08, 2016.

This segment aired on September 8, 2016.

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