About this episode

Caroline Andrews shares her personal experience of witnessing the September 11th attacks and reflects on the subsequent changes in America over the past 25 years.

Caroline Andrews is a New Zealander living in New York City. On September 11 2001, at 9:03am, Caroline witnessed the second hijacked plane hit World Trade Centre's south tower. Three-thousand people died at the attacks on the World Trade Centre in Manhattan and Pentagon in Washington DC. Caroline then witnessed a changing America as the US mourned and responded with its war on terror. 25 years on, Caroline is still a New Yorker. [picture id="4JIHXJK_AFP__20100630__dpa_7354612__v1__HighRes__FirstAnniversaryTheTerrorOf11September_jpg" crop="16x10" layout="full"]

People in this episode

Guest: Caroline Andrews

Topics covered

• September 11th attacks
• personal experience
• war on terror
• American history
• New York City

Keywords

• September 11
• Caroline Andrews
• New York City
• World Trade Centre
• war on terror
• American history
• personal narrative

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Zealand, New York City, World Trade Centre, Pentagon, America

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