As Americans gather to remember 9/11, they're also divided about its legacy

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(Mario Tama / ) When the 9/11 terrorist attacks began on a blue-sky morning 25 years ago, the Rev. Eric Olsen was working in upstate New York. The National Guard unit where Olsen served as chaplain scrambled to deploy and served for months on a security detail around the massive pile...

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