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Remembering September 11, honoring the fallen

Fort Irwin community members and leadership participated in a September 11 remembrance walk to the center chapel here for a memorial service, Sept. 11, 2015.

Story and photos by Gustavo Bahena member the significance of that day, 14 years ago. He added York City, at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. – events that
that “we want to take a moment today to pause and reflect on change our lives forever and those of generations to come,”
Public Affairs Office the sacrifices made by so many.” He explained that sacrifices Martin said. “Thank you Silver Valley High School and Fort
were made by victims of those horrific attacks and those serving Irwin Middle School, students, teachers and staff for waking
National Training Center and Fort Irwin leadership, and supporting the nation’s military in response to the attacks. with us this morning. It was an honor to walk with you.”
Soldiers and the community paid tribute to the victims of
the September 11, 2001 attacks with a remembrance walk Fire fighters of the Fort Irwin Directorate of Emergency Martin continued, “I also would like to the thank mem-
and a memorial service, Sept. 11, 2015. Services operated one of three fire trucks still in existence that bers of Fort Irwin’s finest – our Directorate of Emergency
responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center in New Services, military and civilian police, our firefighters, our
The remembrance walk began at Army Field on this York City. The vehicle, New York City Fire Ladder Truck 152, chaplains and their staff, who arranged the memorial ceremo-
military installation and continued to the center chapel. The will be part of a September 11 memorial to be built here. ny today. Can we please give them all a round of applause.”
NTC and Fort Irwin Commander Maj. Gen. Joseph Martin
walked alongside command teams of installation units. At the memorial service held at the center chapel, prayers were The terrorist attacks resulted in the loss of 343 fire-
conducted by Army chaplains and Martin spoke to the audience. fighters and EMS personnel; 60 law enforcement officers;
Prior to the start of the walk, Fort Irwin United States 125 Pentagon staff; 2,753 civilians, and; more than 7,000
Army Garrison Commander Col. Scott Taylor addressed “Thank you for taking the time out of your busy lives, United States military personnel, who perished since Sept.
participants, which also included several dozen students of so we can share these moments to pause and reflect on, and 11, 2001.
Fort Irwin Middle School and Silver Valley High School, remember what happened on this fateful day 14 years ago –
and the high school’s drum line. thousands of miles away on the east coast in a vacant field in See pages 14-15 for additional photos
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, at the Twin Towers in New
Taylor explained the event was a way to recognize and re-