On Sept. 11, 2001, Tom Burnett was aboard a hijacked airliner when it crashed in rural Pennsylvania. Tom grew up in Bloomington. He managed to call his wife Deena four times from his cell phone before the plane went down.

Just two months after the terrorist attack, Deena Burnett sat down with MPR News deputy managing editor Lorna Benson. We listen back to their conversation as people gather across the state to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost on 9/11.

Buck Hill is hosting a remembrance concert. In St. Cloud, the Army ROTC Fighting Saints Battalion is organizing a memorial stair climb. And this weekend Austin, Minn., will hold a 9/11 heroes run.