Post Tagged with: "9/11"

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Courtesy photo of the Department of Defense President Barack Obama holds a Worldwide Troop Talk Sept. 11 from Fort Meade, Md.

President reflects on 9/11 at Worldwide Troop Talk

by Amaani Lyle Department of Defense News

FORT MEADE, Md. — On the 14th anniversary of 9/11, President Barack Obama, in gratitude for military members who’ve served after the nation’s darkest day, hosted a global, multimedia, Worldwide Troop Talk live from Defense Media Activity studios in Fort Meade, Md.

September 17, 2015 ×

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Airmen take a moment of silence during the 9/11 retreat ceremony Sept. 11 on Ramstein. The retreat paid tribute to the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil.

Ramstein AB pays tribute to 9/11 victims, first responders

Photos by Airman 1st Class Lane Plummer

Airmen take a moment of silence during the 9/11 retreat ceremony Sept. 11 on Ramstein.

September 17, 2015 ×

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Photo by Bernd MaiStaff Sgt. Derek Hillmer, 720th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, crosses the finish line wearing a 75-pound bomb suit during Baumholder’s 9/11 Remembrance Run Sept. 11.

USAREUR commander visits Baumholder, remembers 9/11

by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs

Baumholder’s monthly 5 kilometer runs carry a specific theme, but the run on Sept. 11 had a very special meaning attached to it.

September 26, 2013 ×

Commentary

Why do you serve?

by Lt. Col. Tiffany Warnke
86th Civil Engineering Squadron commander

Sept. 11 was the day that changed the world forever as we saw the raw destruction and peril of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon brought into our homes via the television.

September 19, 2013 ×

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Photo by Tech. Sgt. Tyrona LawsonTech. Sgt. Solomon Rigsby, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant chief of HAZMAT and safety, stands guard during a retreat ceremony Wednesday on Ramstein in remembrance of 9/11. This year’s ceremony was hosted by the 86th CES fire department, 86th Medical Group and the 86th Security Forces Squadron. Ramstein’s first responders save lives every day as did those who responded to the events on Sept. 11, 2001. Wednesday’s retreat paid homage to those who gave their lives so that others may live.

9/11 retreat

September 12, 2013 ×

Commentary

Reflect on Constitution, citizenship, 9/11

by Col. Raymond Briggs Jr.
86th Maintenance Group commander

On Wednesday, it was 4,384 days since the terror attacks of 9/11 in New York, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa. It has also been 365 days since the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. In both cases, our national response involved using military action.

September 12, 2013 ×