Even 10 years later, 9/11's impact is profound

By TODD MISHLER ( Contact )   Friday, Sept. 9, 2011
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— Grant McMillin can’t remember what he was doing when the 9/11 attacks began, but it didn’t take long for him to find out what was happening.

“I remember seeing the planes hitting the towers,” said McMillin, 81, of Elkhorn. “But I’m not sure we made the best decisions after that. I’m not sure we should have gotten into these wars, and we shouldn’t still be there after 10 years.”

McMillin knows all about how Americans rally during difficult times, having grown up in a family of farmers during the Depression. He was 11 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, another day that has lived in infamy. Years later, he spent 32 months of it as a prisoner of war in Korea ... CONTINUED




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