That would give too much dignity to people who deserve none. Suffice it that Osama bin Laden's name has so pervasively invaded our thoughts, our homes, our dreams. But as time marches on and we gain some distance from that bench mark day, we learn more about the individuals that took control of our skies and our psyches.
Short profiles accompany portrait pictures - highlighting each person.
A young woman who had previously immigrated from Ethiopia to attend college and did favors often and quietly for others. A young man planning on getting married. So as the leaves turn golden brown and the nights get nippy, we as a nation witness justice being meted out on mountainous terrain far from home and wait for our time of trauma to pass. As a nation, we now have become obsessed with safety issues, security measures, patriotism, defense, and justice. Old fashioned obsession has fallen out of favor in the last 20 years, but I think it is making a comeback.