For some Georgetown students, 9/11 is history. For others, it still looms large
France 24 finds differing views among students reflecting on the 25th anniversary of the attacks.
As the United States marks the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 attacks, Georgetown University students have offered differing views on the event’s place in American life.
In a report by France 24 Washington correspondent Matthieu Mabin, some students said 9/11 was primarily a date to them. Many young Americans commemorating the anniversary were born after the attacks.
Other students told Mabin that the attacks still loom large, pointing to a continuing connection between the event and the generation that has grown up in its aftermath.
The responses underline a divide in how the anniversary is understood by the students interviewed: as a historical date for some, and as an event with an enduring presence for others.
The report does not establish how many students were interviewed or whether their views represent young Americans more broadly.
