U.S. Troops Pay Tribute to 9/11 Anniversary

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Larry Layne delivers remarks during the 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the Wings of Hope Chapel in Manas, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jason Vaught
  • U.S. soldiers show respect for the U.S. flag as they prepare it to fly over Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan's Parwan province, Sept. 11, 2012. The soldiers are assigned to the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joel Cesar
  • U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer selectee Mike Ferrell reads a speech originally given by former U.S. President George W. Bush in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan, Sept. 11, 2012. Ferrell is an aviation electronics technician. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Pedro Rodriguez Cladio
  • U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer selectees Shawn Leigh, foreground, and Nicola Canada lay a commemorative wreath at the foot of the U.S. flagpole during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan, Sept. 11, 2012. Leigh is an aviation boatswain's mate and Canada is a logistics specialist. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Sanford
  • U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer selectees Shawn Leigh, foreground, and Nicola Canada march away from the U.S. flagpole after laying a commemorative wreath during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Naval Air Facility Misawa, Japan, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Pedro Rodriguez Cladio
  • U.S. troops pause for a moment of silence before beginning a 5K run to commemorate Patriot Day on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
  • U.S. troops begin a 5K run to commemorate Patriot Day on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
  • U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Sheppard, right, cheers for participants during a 5K run held to commemorate Patriot Day on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 11, 2012. Sheppard is the commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
  • U.S. Army Staff Sgt. James Bates, center, delivers a speech at the 9/11 memorial on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 11, 2012. Bates is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
  • U.S. troops assemble at the 9/11 memorial on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 11, 2012, as they prepare to begin a nine-mile march in commemoration of Patriot Day. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
  • U.S. troops assemble for a group photo at the 9/11 memorial on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 11, 2012, before beginning a nine-mile march to commemorate Patriot Day. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
  • U.S. troops participate in a nine-mile march to commemorate Patriot Day on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
  • U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Peter Stevens, right, participates in a nine-mile march to commemorate Patriot Day on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 11, 2012. Stevens is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
  • U.S. Marine Corps Sgts. Vincent Laughlin, left, Joshua Williams, center, and Cpl. Valentino Nevarez prepare for the raising of the flag during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012. Laughlin, Williams, and Nevarez are assigned to I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group, Forward. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo
  • U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gens. Charles Gurganus, second from right, Gregg Sturdevant, middle, and David Berger, third from left, bow their heads for a moment of silence during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012. Gurganus is the commanding general of Regional Command Southwest. Sturdevant is the commanding general of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Berger is the commanding general of Task Force Leatherneck. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo
  • Indiana Air National Guardsman Senior Master Sgt. Michael Daggett joins fellow guardsmen and civilians in taking a moment of silence to honor 9/11 victims and their families on the anniversary of the attacks in Indianapolis, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John Crosby
  • U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer selectees stand at parade rest during a ceremony commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks aboard the USS Enterprise under way in the Arabian Sea, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Pittman
  • U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer selectees Kenneth Bottorff, left, and Alphonso Gomillion render salutes after laying wreaths at the 9/11 memorial outside of the Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka's Chief Petty Officer's Club in Yokosuka, Japan, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gregory A. Harden II