Tune in Sunday for ‘America Remembers 9/11,’ a NewsHour Special

JUDY WOODRUFF:

Finally tonight, a heads-up about our special broadcast this weekend on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

NewsHour correspondents have traveled around the country in recent months talking to Americans about their experiences in the past decade.

Here's a preview from Ray Suarez.

WOMAN:

Lee Adler.

WOMAN:

Daniel Thomas Afflitto.

RAY SUAREZ:

On Sunday, America will again remember the deadly terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

WOMAN:

Alok Agarwal.

WOMAN:

Mukul Kumar Agarwala

WOMAN:

Joseph Agnello.

RAY SUAREZ:

Ten years on, we will recall the lives of the loved ones lost.

WOMAN:

I hope the words "never forget" maintain, and I hope they consistently ring true in people's hearts.

RAY SUAREZ:

We will talk about what's changed and where we are now as Americans, as a nation.

In California, we find the 9/11 generation, grown up in a time of conflict and security fears.

WOMAN:

I do believe that, with time, the events of 9/11 won't be so — they won't feel so immediate, and they won't define our entire life. It's not going to be something we will forget. I know that much.

RAY SUAREZ:

At Fort Bragg, N.C., we experienced the lasting impact 10 years of war has had upon the military, our soldiers and their families.

WOMAN:

I think we all thought that it wasn't going to be this long, and I didn't think that we all realized that we were going to lose so much, and we all have lost a lot.

RAY SUAREZ:

How is the growing community of American Muslims in Murfreesboro, Tenn., living after the attacks?

MAN:

I trust the judgment of American people a lot. The majority of our — of the people are fine people. Otherwise, we cannot live together until today. So, do you think everyone in our city will be fine with us? I would claim the majority will be.

RAY SUAREZ:

Plus, we hear from Americans across the country on what Sept. 11 means to them.

MAN:

Do I think it changed everything? In some respects, I think it probably changed a lot of things. As for our country, never been an attack before on our country, I think our sense of security definitely changed.

WOMAN:

Our country is not the same that it was before, and I don't know if it will ever be the same again.

RAY SUAREZ:

All that and more Sunday night in a special edition of the PBS NewsHour: "America Remembers 9/11."

JUDY WOODRUFF:

And our special will begin with President Obama's live remarks at the memorial service at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

"America Remembers 9/11" airs at 8:00 p.m. ET on most PBS stations.