Arkansas students learn about 9/11 attacks through oral histories

By: Antoinette Grajeda

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: September 7, 2026

Words: 1,089

Last Updated: 6 days, 1 hour ago

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Army veteran Wesley Jackson remembers his confusion when co-workers told him two planes struck the World Trade Center on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.

After processing the news of the terrorist attacks, Jackson realized his days as a peacetime soldier were over, and it was only a matter of time before he was deployed to the Middle East.

“My whole life changed in an instant,” he said.

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