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Fort Irwin observes Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with Walk of Remembrance ceremony
Story and Photos by Janell J. Lewis Ford
Garrison Public Affairs
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — The Directorate of Emergency Services, the Religious Services Office and the 9/11 Memorial Foundation hosted a September 11th ceremony in observance of the 18th anniversary of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The community came out to honor those who served and lost lives in the coordinated attacks of New York City’s Twin Towers,
the Pentagon and a hijacked plane that crashed in Pennsyl- vania.
Participants held a remem- brance walk, viewed videos, heard speeches and listened to middle and high school essay winners who wrote about why 9/11 is still important, even though they weren’t alive when it happened. The National Training Center contains one of only three, existing ladder trucks from Ground Zero, which is NYC Ladder #152.
There were also remem-
brance presentations at each Fort Irwin school, including Colin Powell Preschool, Lewis Elementary, Tiefort View In- termediate, Fort Irwin Middle School and Silver Valley High. Students from the high school band led the walk from Army Field to the Fort Irwin Center Chapel.
3,000 people died and more than 6,000 were injured during the 9/11 attacks. The incidents caused more than $10 billion in damage.
Emergency Services Week kicks off
Garrison Public Affairs
FORT IRWIN, Calif. — The Directorate of Emergency (DES) will host their first Emer- gency Services Week from Oct. 23-27. Here is a preview of the events they held. A full story will be included in the November edition of the Fort Irwin High Desert Warrior newspaper. The week, combined MP Regimental Weekend, incorporated many team-building events, which brought together all the divisions and families of the DES, to include Criminal Investigation Command (CID).
• Monday: Regimental history class and visit to Barstow Veterans Home
• Tuesday: Fireman’s challenge, then Induction into the Order of the crossed pistols for spouses. • Wednesday: Dodgeball, then bowling competitions
• Thursday: First-ever, Emergency services ball in conjunction with the 78th annual Military
Police anniversary. This year’s theme was “Protect and Serve.” • Friday: DES Motorcycle check ride to Big Bear, Calif.
For more information go to home.army.mil/irwin