most college-aged students were young children during the terrorist attacks of 9-11. we got their perspective on the death of osama bin laden - who had been considered a villan for most of their lives. we also spoke to people from other generations who are reacting in different ways. eddie garcia joins us now with the story. whether it's a difference of upbringing, culture or generation - the younger people i spoke to seemed to celebrate bin laden's death more than older adults who approached the subject with caution. for u-n-m sohpomore arman salehian - osama bin laden has always been public enemy number one. he was 11 that terrifying september morning. that ultimate evil - that big, bad guy that has always been there -- to see him taken out and the good guys winning, it's amazing and it gives me hope. celebration - and support for the military brought these students out, bearing signs and american flags. different in scope to ohio state - where it looked like a new year celebration. i was in a military family - my dad's been gone for years at times. the hunt for bin laden has shaped umn senior wes henderson's life and has impacted his family. it's an amazing day to be an american and see this guy brought down. i did not want to see him die of old age - i just wanted to see them do it the right way. the right way for some - but not for all. it isn't what the united states stands for - this is not the best we have to offer. camy con-don says to be exceptional, the united states must bear a higher standard - in all cases. why couldn't they have brought him back as a whole person? why couldn't they have brought him back alive and put him on trial. jess coulson isn't comfortable cheering the death of anyone - even if it is bin laden. eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. so i'm kind of sickened by it. there are a lot of opinions out there but not once did i hear anyone saying anything negative about our men and women in uniform. all were grateful and wished them a safe return. back to you. the young people eddie talked to remember 9-11 ... but we wanted to know what even younger kids were talking about in school today. kids who were born right around the time of the attacks. 21:08 osama bin laden was the head of the al qaida network this 4th grade class at manzano day school was learning about 9-11 ... who osama bin laden was ... and what al qaida is. the kids watched a video, then discussed what happened yesterday. they had a lot of questions. 26:54 why is there someone out there in this world that would want this right?and why did this happen to so many people ... what else? mumbles okay... that's good did he have family? : 27:07 the kids were also encouraged to write about their thoughts and feelings in journals. the f-b-i and department of
