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FDNY Engine 54/Ladder 4/Battalion 9 lost every firefighter they sent to the World Trade Center on September 11. Firefighter John Fila was scheduled to work that day, but switched with a colleague.

We look at how in response to the September 11 attacks, the George W. Bush administration totally reshaped U.S. national security appartus.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Donna Angelini, whose firefighter husband, Joe, died saving others at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. This piece includes tape that could be disturbing to some.

We look to Pakistan, a country that has at times been aligned with the Taliban while also being a U.S. security partner. It has also felt the aftershocks of the U.S. response to the Sept. 11 attacks.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary for Homeland Security, about the state of the nation's security and the efficacy of resource allocation in the effort.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Col. Philip A. McNair, who was at the Pentagon when it was struck on Sept. 11, 2001. Please note that some might find the content in this piece graphic and disturbing.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tamim Asey , Ali Ahmadi, and Rasha Al Aqeedi about what the two decades since 9/11 have meant for their homelands of Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq, respectively.

Richard Guadagno died when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on 9/11. His memory is scattered through his sister Lori's house in items that continue a conversation between the siblings 20 years later.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the displays of unity and diversity following the Sept. 11 attacks.

We turn to New York City, where services marking the moment that first airplane, American Airlines Flight 11, crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.