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What September 11th means to a generation too young to remember

Published 12 September 2026 · world

As the US marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, many people can remember the exact time and place when they heard the

As the US marks the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, many people can remember the exact time and place when they heard the news. But what about the post-9/11 generation?

How do they see the event responsible for much of the world they live in today? We speak to two young people, from American and Europe, for whom 9/11 is not memory, but history.

00:00 US marks 25 years since September 11 attacks 02:25 Introducing Caroline Gunderson (b. 1998), Juri Gerbich (b. 2006) 02:50 Imagery of 9/11 05:10 Solidarity with US after terror attacks 08:25 Origins

of the “war on terror” 11:12 The legacy of 9/11 For more news go to Follow DW on social media â–ș â–șTikTok â–ș â–ș â–șReddit FĂŒr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie Subscribe

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