No one can predict how 9/11 will be remembered because the history is still being written. How Should We Remember 9/11? While Americans have an admirable tendency to focus on the positive, historians say it’s critical to also remember tragedy. Remember where you were that day, think about what you saw, heard and felt, but also remember that we are still here. We are still striving, succeeding, failing, working, loving and listening. We carry the memory of those lost with us. We are Americans and we will continue. we remember… wnyc: (Photo by Stephen Nessen) Since it opened on September 11 of last year, more than 4.5 million visitors have entered the National 9/11 Memorial to observe the reflecting pools in the footprint of the World Trade Center. But what does the memorial say about us?

No one can predict how 9/11 will be remembered because the history is still being written.

How Should We Remember 9/11?

While Americans have an admirable tendency to focus on the positive, historians say it’s critical to also remember tragedy.
Remember where you were that day, think about what you saw, heard and felt, but also remember that we are still here. We are still striving, succeeding, failing, working, loving and listening.
We carry the memory of those lost with us.
We are Americans and we will continue.

we remember…

wnyc:

(Photo by Stephen Nessen)

Since it opened on September 11 of last year, more than 4.5 million visitors have entered the National 9/11 Memorial to observe the reflecting pools in the footprint of the World Trade Center. But what does the memorial say about us?

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