Every generation has its defining moment, a tragedy that unites people of all different… Every generation has its defining moment, a tragedy that unites people of all different creeds and colors. For our generation, the defining event occurred Tuesday when terrorists hijacked four planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field outside Somerset, Pa.

For the rest of our lives, we will remember what we were doing when we first heard about the attacks. Sept. 11, 2001, will be to us what Dec. 7, 1941, is to our grandparents