THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Vol. 130, No. 7
COLLEGIAN.COM
Generations reflect on the aftermath of 9/11, 19 years later By Ceci Taylor @cecelia_twt
As the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks approaches, different generations and ethnic groups can reflect on the impact this tragedy has left on their lives. Mike Mansfield, a history professor at Colorado State University and former intelligence officer in the Navy, witnessed the shock at the time of the attacks and the immediate speculation afterward. “I remember looking up just in time to see the second plane hit the tower,” Mansfield said. “It was like, ‘Woah, that’s not a mistake.’ I initially remember the shock, obviously. But being ex-military, the first thing I thought of was uncertainty. ‘Cause I knew there (were) going to be retributions. Everybody knew that. It was just the question of who.” Mansfield also talked about his mother, who lived through and remembered the attack on Pearl Harbor, and her perspective when the attacks first took place. “In her mind, she thought that was worse than Pearl Harbor because, when (Pearl Harbor) happened, (we) knew immediately who did it,” Mansfield said. “And 9/11 ... was just like, ‘Who did this?’ That’s the thing I remember most.” see 9/11 on page 4 >> GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATION BY KATRINA CLASEN THE COLLEGIAN
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