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3 Denver International Airport workers remember how 9/11 changed them and their careers

No industry was forced to change more after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, than aviation, as airports and airlines raced to adapt to protect the flying public.  Denver International Airport effectively had to transform overnight.  “The entire aviation industry was affected that day,” said Mark Nagel, who was acting director of security at […]

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“Cheers to Kit”: A Denver woman’s 9/11 death stole 20 years of memories from her family

In some ways, the grief compounds over time.  There are missed birthdays and holidays. There are family trips over the past 20 years that Kathleen “Kit” Faragher couldn’t attend. There is the nephew she will never meet who is named for her. “Every year it’s: ‘Cheers to Kit’ and ‘wish she was here,’” said William […]