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U.S. Air Force Col. Michael P. Zick, and Command Chief Mitchell K. Balutski lay a wreath at the foot of a 9/11 memorial in Southwest Asia, Sept. 11, 2011. Zick is commander of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing.

'NEVER FORGET'

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael P. Zick, and Command Chief Mitchell K. Balutski lay a wreath at the foot of a 9/11 memorial in Southwest Asia, Sept. 11, 2011. Zick is commander of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing.

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