The Pic of the Day

Pic of the Day; US Military Remembrance of the 9/11 Attacks

BY SOFREP News Team

US Troops commemorate the 9/11 Attacks in various ways and locations around the world

U.S. Airmen along with coalition partners from Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, step off for the first lap of a 24-hour ruck march led by commanders of each first-responder squadron on base, September 11, 2022. The ruck started at 3:46 p.m. Arabian Standard Time--the exact time the first plane hit the World Trade Center North Tower when converted from Eastern Daylight Time that day, and continued for 24 hours. The flags were carried the entirety of the ruck. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley N. Mikaio)
A memorial display is arranged at a Patriot Day ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, September 11, 2022. The display is meant to honor those who were lost heroically trying to save lives that day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley N. Mikaio)

 

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Ashley Montgomery, 386th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron Personnel Support for Contingency Operations team chief, sings the national anthem at the Patriot Day memorial ceremony at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, September 11, 2022. Airmen and coalition partners gathered for the ceremony to honor and remember the lives lost 21 years ago in the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley N. Mikaio)

 

POINT MUGU, Calif. (Sept. 11, 2022) – Capt. Robert “Barr” Kimnach III, commanding officer, Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), center-stage, renders a salute during a 9/11 ceremony onboard Point Mugu. NBVC is a strategically located Naval installation composed of three operating facilities: Point Mugu, Port Hueneme and San Nicolas Island. NBVC is the home of the Pacific Seabees, West Coast E-2D Hawkeyes, 3 warfare centers and 80 tenants. (U.S. Navy photo by Ensign Drew Verbis/Released)

 

Soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division hold the Ground Zero Flag over the spider hole where they found Saddam Hussein, Dec. 13, 2003, near Tikrit, Iraq. The unit displayed the flag proudly as a reminder of the promise the Nation made after 9/11 to “Never Forget”. (Courtesy photo from the Ground Zero Flag Team)

 

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U.S. Marines and Sailors from 2d Marine Division participate in a wreath-laying ceremony on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Sept. 9, 2022. This ceremony is a tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice and in remembrance of the events on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Deja Thomas)

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