“Before 9/11, it felt like the world was more stable,” said Marrero, now 38 and living in West Yarmouth. A milestone moment for older millennialsHow much 9/11 affected millennials depends on how old the person was when it happened, sociologists say. Groups such as the Islamic State group and al-Qaida still influence the way people think about Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran, Fine said. In February 2004, he was again deployed to Iraq, this time to Fallujah, where he served for nine months. “I was very young, but I definitely will never forget it,” Alves said of the 9/11 attacks.

Source: MetroXpress September 01, 2021 09:00 UTC