Megan Basham

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3,089 appearances 133 recordings 4 series first heard Apr 2023 last heard 11 Sep

Megan Basham’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Morning Wire · The Nation Remembers 9/11 · 11 Sep 2026 podcast

Yeah, Georgia, you know, for me, I will never forget watching on television as the planes hit the towers after 19 Islamic terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and used them basically as weapons. matched

So two targeted the World Trade Center towers, one hit the Pentagon, and of course United Flight 93 crash near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after passengers fought back. matched

So in all, matched

While 2,977 victims were killed, not counting those hijackers. matched

And that number included 343 firefighters. matched

Afterward, as John said, our lives were different, and we knew it. matched

The United States invaded Afghanistan to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban government that had sheltered it. matched

At home, we got the Patriot Act, the Department of Homeland Security. matched

And TSA, which permanently changed travel and domestic security. matched

Yeah, John. matched

So the centerpiece will be the family-led ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan. matched

That begins at 8:30 in the morning, and relatives are going to read the names of those killed on 9-11 and in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. matched

Moments of silence are going to mark the exact times the planes struck and the towers fell. matched

Will then open to the public later in the day for the tribute in light beams at dusk. matched

Vice President J.D. matched

Vance will represent the White House there. matched

Former presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and of course George W. matched

Bush are also expected. matched

And speaking of former President Bush, he held a remembrance event Wednesday with Condoleezza Rice in Dallas, and he reflected on how he tried to preserve. matched

What America is while at the same time trying to defend it. matched

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