"I applied for Naval ROTC and didn't get accepted. I still wanted to be an officer. My recruiter told me that I could enlist and then go to college as a reservist and become an officer afterward ... All Marines know that they're war fighters. You join knowing that if you have to go to war, you go."

Ashley Luna Gorbea said her earliest memory of the 9/11 wars is from middle school. “They had a moment of silence, and I was like, whoa, and I asked my history teacher what’s so special about today. She said that 9/11 was a moment when the whole country came together, and that really struck me. How something so big could make us all unite.”

“In my school we didn’t talk about war much. Portland is a place where we don’t talk about the military. Growing up, it never felt to me like a war was going on. The first time I remember learning about 9/11 was around seventh grade. 9/11 all feels like history to me.”

“My grandfather was in the Marine infantry. But I’m not sure exactly what he did. Until now, I never thought to ask … Growing up, I never knew we were at war. I feel more mature being a Marine. I feel like my own person now.”

Kimberly interviewed Tina about her stunning collection of contemporary black art. What an incredible role model: “When my kids were growing up, it was really important to me that they saw images of African-Americans. I’m so happy that I did, because both of them are really aware of their culture, and I think a lot of that had to do with looking at those images every day, those strong images."

Maggie Nichols was one of the first of nearly 160 Gymnasts to accuse the well-respected osteopathic doctor for many Olympic and university-level gymnastics teams, Larry Nassar, of sexual abuse. Coming forward may have cost her a spot on the Olympic Team, as she was quickly sidelined during the Olympic trials. Maggie's mother, Gina, said she felt Maggie wasn’t chosen for the Olympic team because the USA Gymnastics president was afraid they would say something about the abuse. At the time, Maggie was ranked second in the country behind her best friend, Simone Biles. Shortly after, Maggie retired from elite competition. She is now a student at the University of Oklahoma studying sports broadcasting and is on their gymnastics team, ranked No. 1 in the N.C.A.A. Nassar is now in federal prison for criminal sexual conduct and child pornography.

Alex katz stands next to one of the most recent paintings he made of his wife Ada. Alex and Ada met in 1957 and she’s been his muse for over 60 years.

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