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  From the archives: How 9/11 changed me
In 2006, five years after 9/11, we asked msnbc.com users to tell how their lives were transformed by the attacks and their aftermath. Here, in their own words, are some of their stories.

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  Archived stories by msnbc.com’s Martin Wolk
Msnbc.com's Martin Wolk was at the World Trade Center when the terrorists struck on Sept. 11. Five years later, he tracked down two people who helped him that day — and examined his own, in some ways controversial, reaction to the events.

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  Time-lapse shows fast-paced work at 9/11 site
Sept. 10, 2010: A 24-hour time-lapse video of construction at the site as crews race to finish the Memorial and museum before next year's tenth anniversary. Photos by John Makely/msnbc.com
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9/11: In Our Own Words, Part 1
NBC News anchors and correspondents recall their personal memories of reporting live the morning of September 11, 2001.   Full story
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  Obama reads Psalm 46 at Ground Zero
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  Engel on a decade of war
  Gaping wound filled with thought, memories
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  Last woman rescued: ‘I can’t believe I’m here’
  New York is ‘stronger now’
  Obama: ‘Safer now’ but must stay vigilant  
  ‘Through the worst of things, you see the best’
  Bush adviser: Dropped to my knees, prayed
  Obama: ‘Preserved our values,’ character
  ‘Can’t believe it’s 10 years’
  ‘There’s a story in every photograph’
  Dad's life 'a source of courage'
  No closure, but finally at least, life without fear
  'Sound of Silence' permeates Ground Zero
  The current threat level
  9/11 Decade: Respect for military, resilience, recklessness?
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  NBC remembers 9/11, honors victims, heroes
  'They gave the entire country an incalculable gift'
  Solemn day of solidarity in NYC
  Preserving stories, voices of 9/11 forever
  Reporter recalls 'doomsday plane' flying over D.C. on 9/11
  Clinton: Flight 93 passengers gave U.S. 'incalculable gift'
  Bush: 'Sacrifice' of Flight 93 passengers saved lives
  Biden: Flight 93 passengers faced 'unimaginable fear'
  Children born on 9/11 visit Ground Zero
  Fmr. President Bush lays 9/11 wreath at Pentagon
  9/11 survivor talks of 'narrow miss'
  How 9/11 changed our lives
  Shanksville dedication set
  Preserving the memory of 9/11
  Moment of silence at Ground Zero
  NYSE moment of silence
  9/11: Ten years later
  Dylan Ratigan reflects on 9/11
  9/11 victim died helping others to safety
  Daughter who lost dad on 9/11: Still ‘trying to understand’
  Class of 2020 students reflect on 9/11
  TODAY remembers the sights and sounds of 9/11
  George W. Bush reflects on 9/11, ‘fog of war’
  10 years after 9/11, TODAY’s Wish Kids reflect
  Daughter writes to 9/11-victim dad she never met
  Remembering the lives lost during 9/11
  Pain never goes away for 9/11 families
  A glimpse into the morning of 9/11
  No specific threats for 9/11 anniversary
  After 9/11, daughter thinks about life if mom lived
  Time commemorates 9/11 anniversary
  9/11 burn victim: ‘There’s nowhere to go but forward’
  New photos capture rebuilding at Ground Zero
  9/11 victim's daughter: In some ways it's been easier, some not
  9/11 first responders at risk for cancer
  Day of Destruction, Decade of War - A military deployed
  Day of Destruction, Decade of War - The costs of war
  Day of Destruction, Decade of War - Preaching fear
  People Magazine focuses on 9/11 kids
  Why America’s image abroad has changed
  9/11 coloring book sparks controversy
  9/11 Commission: US still unprepared
  9/11: Behind the lens
  Report: US not ready for another terrorist attack
  Post-9/11 major security gaps still exist
  Ten years after 9/11, how safe are we?
  9/11 widow: 'We're proof of it, that joy can find you'
  Bush recalls more of Sept. 11
  Poll: Majority of Muslims 'satisfied' with life in US
  Cheney: Iraq war was ‘sound policy’
  Cheney recounts 9/11, Bush relations
  Cheney reveals his 9/11 evacuation
Sept. 11, 2001: WTC north tower hit
Sept. 11, 2001: WTC south tower hit
Sept. 11, 2001: Plane crashes into Pentagon
Sept. 11, 2001: South tower collapses
Sept. 11, 2001: North tower collapses
Sept. 11, 2001: United 93 crash site
Sept. 11, 2001: CNBC's Insana covered in dust
Sept. 11, 2001: CNBC's Bartiromo on NYSE reaction
Sept. 11, 2001: WTC building No. 7 collapses
Sept. 11, 2001: Tom Brokaw reports from rooftop
Sept. 11, 2001: Giuliani speaks to media
Bush addresses nation
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  Anti-Muslim rhetoric flares near 9/11 anniversary
Sept. 7, 2010: As NBC’s Mike Taibbi reports, the increasingly angry debate over a planned mosque near ground zero has spread far beyond New York City.
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Images of 9/11 and aftermath
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  Sept. 11: Attack on America
See images from the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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