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9-11 In Focus: Recalling The Tragedy Of 9-11

Andy Boone with a photo of his father, Colonel Canfield "Buddy" Boone. Photo courtesy Charlotte Observer.
Andy Boone with a photo of his father, Colonel Canfield "Buddy" Boone. Photo courtesy Charlotte Observer.

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Andy Boone with a photo of his father, Colonel Canfield "Buddy" Boone. Photo courtesy Charlotte Observer. Ten years ago, Andy Boone of Charlotte was a 21-year-old community college student in northern Virginia. A he watched coverage of the World Trade Center attacks, Boone learned terrorists had also struck the Pentagon. That's were his father worked, but Army Colonel Canfield "Buddy" Boone had planned to be home on September 11th. Later that morning, Andy learned his father went into work after all. Boone visited WFAE's Uptown studio, where he spoke to the Charlotte Observer's David Perlmutt. We pick up his story as he tells of trying to locate his dad. Click to listen.