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9-11 Families Go to Afghanistan

They lost loved ones in the 9-11 terrorist attacks. Their search for solace and understanding took them thousands of miles away from home to Afghanistan. From Ground Zero to the rubble of Afghanistan, reflections on war, peace, and healing from the true moral arbiters in the War on Terror: 9-11 families.

Guests:

Rita Lasar, Rita’s younger brother Abe Zelmanowitz, died in the World Trade Center;
Kelly Campbell, Kelly’s brother-in-law Craig Amundson was killed at The Pentagon;
Derril Bodley, Derril’s daughter, Deora, was killed on United Flight 93, which crashed into a field near Pittsburgh;
Eva Rupp, stepsister of Deora Bodley

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