As the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on 9/11 nears, we check back in with guests we spoke to shortly after the attacks about how their views on patriotism have changed a decade later. What are your reflections on the nation 10 years after the attacks?
Guests:
Todd Gitlin, professor of journalism and sociology and chair of the Ph.D program in communications at Columbia University, and author of books including "The Intellectuals and the Flag"
Romeo M. Horvath, former U.S. Army paratrooper and Operation Iraqi Freedom combat veteran
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, novelist, short story writer, poet and author most recently of the novel "One Amazing Thing"
Jessi Hempel, writer for Fortune Magazine who was 26 years old when she produced a piece for KQED's Perspectives series on September 25th, 2001
Terry Boyd, former sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps who served for seven years and saw action in both Afghanistan and Iraq