Photo Essays
9/11 Remembrance Ceremonies in Iraq, Afghanistan
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Cone, commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan , and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Gregory Valcin, acting CSTC-A command sergeant major, place a wreath below a flag flying at half-staff during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2008. Servicemembers of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan salute the colors at a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2008. Servicemembers of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan observe a moment of silence during a remembrance ceremony for victims of 2001, Sept. 11 attacks, on Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2008. During the 9/11 ceremony held on Bagram Air Field, U.S. Amy Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, commanding general, Combined Joint Task Force-101, along with Command Sgt. Maj. Vincent Camacho, CJTF-101, set a wreath in honor of those who died seven years ago in the terrorist attacks on the United States, Sept. 11, 2008. Troops from Coalition and International Security Asssistance Forces, along with contractors and employees on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2008, gathered Thursday for the 9/11 ceremony that was held on base. U.S. Army Gen. David D. McKiernan, commanding General for International Security Assistance Forces in Afghanistan, speaks during the 9/11 ceremony that was held on Bagram Air Field, Afgahnistan, Sept. 11, 2008. Troops from Coalition and ISAF, along with contractors and employees on base, gathered for the ceremony Thursday. U.S. Army Soldiers salute during the 9/11 ceremony held on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2008. Troops from Coalition and International Security Assistance Forces gathered to pay their respect and remember those who were killed seven years ago. Romanian Army Capt. Sebastian Mihai, a native of Bazau, Romania, addresses the American and Romanian troops stationed at Contingency Operating Base Adder near Tallil, Iraq, during a 9/11 memorial service at the base's Memorial Hall, Sept. 11, 2008.U.S. Army Sgt. Gregory Calzado sings "God Bless America" with the Adder Gospel Choir during a 9/11 memorial service for soldiers stationed at Contingency Operating Base Adder, near Tallil, Iraq, at the base's Memorial Hall, Sept. 11, 2008. Calzado is a Long Knife Brigade property book office noncommissioned officer. U.S. Army 1st Lt. Joanne Cotton focuses her attention during guest speaker Lt. Col. Tim Norton's speech during Contingency Operating Base Adder's 9/11 memorial service. Cotton is a military intelligence officer assigned to the Long Knife Brigade's 27th Brigade Support Battalion, Sept. 11, 2008. An empty firefighter’s uniform and equipment have their own place in a formation of joint service volunteers from the Camp Phoenix fire department as a tribute to fallen firefighters who died in the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2008.U.S. Army Colonel Brian K. Balfe, commander Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix and the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team leads a dozen National Guard soldiers in the oath of service as they re-enlist following the 9/11 ceremony in Patriot Square on Camp Phoenix, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2008. U.S. Army Spec. Jeremy Bell, Spec. Angelia Taylor and Capt. Juan Bravo light three candles in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the crash of United Flight 93. Bell is assigned to the South Carolina National Guard; Taylor and Bravo are assigned to the New York National Guard.Firemen from the Victory Base Complex Fire Department hang a New York Fire Department flag from the side of their truck before the 4th Infantry Division and Multinational Division Baghdad Patriot Day Observance begins on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad fold an American flag flown over Ground Zero during the division’s Patriot Day Observance on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. The flag was presented to the soliders by the firemen of Ladder 10, Engine 10, Engine 24 and Ladder 5 of the New York City Fire Department.A U.S. Army soldier assigned to Multinational Division Baghdad and the 4th Infantry Division carefully cradles the American flag during a 9/11 memorial ceremony on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Gioia, the senior enlisted leader of Multinational Division Baghdad and the 4th Infantry Division, kneels down to place a flag that was flown at Ground Zero, in front of 9/11 photo memorial during the Patriot Day Observance at division headquarters Camp Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. Jason Lucero, a firefighter with Victory Base Fire Department, renders honors after hanging a wreath below a 9/11 picture of the World Trade Center during a memorial ceremony on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008. U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad along with airmen, sailors, firemen and civilians, attend a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008.U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond, commanding general, Multinational Division Baghdad and the 4th Infantry Division, renders honors as soldiers lower three U.S. flags to half-staff during a 9/11 memorial ceremony on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2001.U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 4th Infantry Division, Multinational Division Baghdad, lower three American flags to half staff during a 9/11 memorial service on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Sept. 11, 2008.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert Cone, commanding general, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan , and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Gregory Valcin, acting CSTC-A command sergeant major, place a wreath below a flag flying at half-staff during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2008.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Tim Newborn