Sept. 11: 20 Years Later

The "Tribute in Light" is seen on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York Sept. 10, 2015. The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people. (CNS/Reuters/Andrew Kelly)

An eyewitness reflects on the World Trade Center attack

By Donna L. Ciangio

"It was awful and unreal. ... It was like nothing that I ever thought I would experience in my lifetime in New York City or any other place."

Firefighters walk amid rubble near the base of the destroyed south tower of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. (CNS/Reuters)

9/11 anniversary stirs memories of New York and Afghanistan

By Chris Herlinger

GSR Today - When 9/11 happened, my experiences in Afghanistan got mixed in with my own reactions as an American and a New York City resident — reactions that were all over the map. I was shocked, saddened and angered.