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

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Coalition troops serving in eastern Afghanistan gather on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012, for a ceremony to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roland Hale
  • Coalition troops and civilians serving in eastern Afghanistan gather on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012, to observe a moment of silence during a ceremony to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Roland Hale
  • Army Brig. Gen. Victor S. Perez salutes the command's colors as he and members of the Puerto Rico National Guard commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Sept. 11, 2012. During the ceremony, Perez said: "We will always keep in our memory the father and mother who never returned home. The son and daughter who will not be present, and all of those who died while trying to live the American dream." U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera-Rebolledo
  • Members of the Puerto Rico National Guard commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera-Rebolledo
  • Airmen complete a 9/11 Memorial Ruck March on Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sept. 11, 2012, to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks. More than 25 airmen, assigned to the 11th Security Forces Group, participated in the three-hour march around the installation's perimeter U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Perry Aston
  • Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Daniels, left, salutes while Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Steven Kindermann with the U.S. Air Force Academy Band plays taps during a wreath-laying ceremony presented by North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command at the command's headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Kucharek
  • Soldiers deployed to Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2012, bow their heads in prayer during a ceremony to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Courtesy photo
  • Members of an honor guard post the colors during a ceremony to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 11, 2012. The honor guard is assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Carlotta Holley
  • Two members of the honor guard assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam prepare to raise the colors to half staff at the "Missing Man Memorial" on the Hawaii base, Sept. 11, 2012, during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael R. Holzworth