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Remembering 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2014 by canderson

We will never forget the Americans who lost their lives or the members of our military who have died protecting our country since September 11, 2001.
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Photo: Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester freefalls from a C-17 Globemaster III during Exercise Kiwi Flag over the New Zealand Defence Force Raumai drop zone near Ohakea, New Zealand. Kiwi Flag is a multilateral Royal New Zealand air force sponsored tactical airlift exercise. Koester is the pararescue functional manager for the Battlefield Airmen Branch at Pacific Air Forces at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Denise Johnson)

Jumpmaster’s Career Spans Vietnam Era to Present Day

Posted on January 2, 2014 by kfinley

During basic training in 1974, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Paul Koester fell in love with the pararescue mission and he’s still committed to its cause 39 years later.
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Patriot Day, 12 Years Later

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Josiah Wilson

Twelve years in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, a video compilation of the tragedy that occurred on that fateful day.
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The Department of Defense is honoring the actions of dedication, valor, strength, service and resilience demonstrated by the American people and the Armed Forces throughout the last ten years after September 11th, 2001. From www.myarmyreserve.dodlive.mil Army Reserve Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher …
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