https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-should-we-educate-younger-generations-about-9-11 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s 2022. I remember when I came back from Iraq I spoke to some 5th graders and they had no idea where Iraq was or who Saddam was. Then I realized they were all born in 2000 or 2001; they had no context to what we were doing there and it was a sad realization for me. In 2021 when we pulled out of Afghanistan, there were troops there who were born AFTER 9/11. Their concept of why we were there was completely different than those who lived through, or even enlisted because of, 9/11. <br /><br />How do we teach people to &quot;never forget?&quot; Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:23:29 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-should-we-educate-younger-generations-about-9-11 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>It&#39;s 2022. I remember when I came back from Iraq I spoke to some 5th graders and they had no idea where Iraq was or who Saddam was. Then I realized they were all born in 2000 or 2001; they had no context to what we were doing there and it was a sad realization for me. In 2021 when we pulled out of Afghanistan, there were troops there who were born AFTER 9/11. Their concept of why we were there was completely different than those who lived through, or even enlisted because of, 9/11. <br /><br />How do we teach people to &quot;never forget?&quot; SSG Carlos Madden Thu, 08 Sep 2022 11:23:29 -0400 2022-09-08T11:23:29-04:00 2022-09-08T11:23:29-04:00