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U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan C. Crocker speaks about a steel sculpture depicting the lower Manhattan skyline during a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael O'Connor

9/11 Sculpture

U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan C. Crocker speaks about a steel sculpture depicting the lower Manhattan skyline during a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2011. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Michael O'Connor

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