

Children of 9/11: How a Day Changed Their Lives Forever
Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, changed the lives of thousands of children forever. 3,000 children lost at least one parent when the planes hit the Twin Towers; their average age was only eight years old. Now, the kids who lost their childhoods, as well as a parent, have grown up and are able to speak for the first time as teenagers and young adults about what happened to them and their families… and what has been going on in their lives since 9/11.
Tuesday, September 11th, 2001, changed the lives of thousands of children forever. 3,000 children lost at least one parent when the planes hit the Twin Towers; their average age was only eight years old. Now, the kids who lost their childhoods, as well as a parent, have grown up and are able to speak for the first time as teenagers and young adults about what happened to them and their families… and what has been going on in their lives since 9/11.
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