U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Ryan Raftery watched the events of 9/11 unfold on television during math class at Bishop Ireton High School, in Alexandria — just a few miles from the Pentagon.
“It changed my life,” said Raftery, now 25, and stationed in Helmand province in Afghanistan, during a phone interview this week. “We’re a volunteer force and many of us joined because of the attacks.”
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