What it was like to learn about the attacks, years after they happened
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An American flag at the North Pool of the National September 11 Memorial in New York City, September 10, 2016.
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As we commemorate the September 11 attacks, we asked our staffers who were too young to remember or weren’t yet born on that fateful day to reflect on how they experienced the event growing up, and what it still means to them.
Kamden Mulder, born 2002:
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Kamden Mulder is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism. She is a graduate of Hillsdale College.
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John R. Puri is the Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review.
About the Author
Skyler Safriet is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism for National Review. She is a graduate of Boston College, where she studied philosophy and competed as a heptathlete in track and field.
About the Author
Eva Terry is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism for National Review. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where she studied English literature, Korean, and computer science.
About the Author
Lauren Veldhuizen is an associate producer for National Review. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University and a classically trained soprano.
About the Author
Charles Hilu is a national affairs reporter at National Review. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he previously worked at the Washington Free Beacon and The Dispatch before joining National Review in 2026.
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As we commemorate the September 11 attacks, we asked our staffers who were too young to remember or weren’t yet born on that fateful day to reflect on how they experienced the event growing up, and what it still means to them.
Kamden Mulder, born 2002:
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About the Author
Kamden Mulder is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism. She is a graduate of Hillsdale College.
About the Author
John R. Puri is the Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow at National Review.
About the Author
Skyler Safriet is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism for National Review. She is a graduate of Boston College, where she studied philosophy and competed as a heptathlete in track and field.
About the Author
Eva Terry is a William F. Buckley Jr. Fellow in Political Journalism for National Review. She is a graduate of Brigham Young University, where she studied English literature, Korean, and computer science.
About the Author
Lauren Veldhuizen is an associate producer for National Review. She is a graduate of Wake Forest University and a classically trained soprano.
About the Author
Charles Hilu is a national affairs reporter at National Review. A graduate of the University of Michigan, he previously worked at the Washington Free Beacon and The Dispatch before joining National Review in 2026.
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