we explore what osama bin laden's death means to people in this country with the reverend janet vincent, rector of saint columba's episcopal church in washington, d.c. nine years ago, she ministered to rescuers, workers, and families of those killed at the site of the world trade center. robert pinsky, who was poet laureate of the united states from 1997 to 2000. he has written about the events of september 11. and lauren french, a junior at the george washington university and editor-in-chief of the school's newpaper, "the hatchet." her home town is jupiter, florida. we ask you three because you do come from different experiences. robert pinsky i'm going to begin with you. what has osama bin laden meant to americans? what has he represented? >> interesting to think about representation. he was represented in what turned out to be his own propaganda films as being sort of in a rustic setting with rocks around him. our cartoons put him in that cave. he turns out to have been true to his origins as an heir of a very, very very rich family. he was living in a compound in the city. how we w