U.S. troops in Afghanistan mark Sept. 11 anniversary
- 10 years ago
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Hundreds of U.S. troops gathered at the Bagram air base on Thursday (September 11) to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the September 11 attack on United States.
Troops sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic, took a moment of silence and brought down the U.S. flag to mark 13 years since al Qaeda's attack on the U.S., which took the lives of nearly 3000 people.
The commander of U.S. joint task forces at Bagram air base, the biggest U.S. military installation in Afghanistan, said that the memory of the event would live on.
"We have been here because of those event 13 years ago. We are here to ensure the terrorists will never again be able to use Afghanistan to attack the rest of the world. For all of us the events of September 11 will forever live in our memories," Major General J Townsend said.
Another U.S. soldier and former U.S. fire-fighter who was an eyewitness to the attacks on the U.S. said he wanted people at home to
Hundreds of U.S. troops gathered at the Bagram air base on Thursday (September 11) to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the September 11 attack on United States.
Troops sang the Battle Hymn of the Republic, took a moment of silence and brought down the U.S. flag to mark 13 years since al Qaeda's attack on the U.S., which took the lives of nearly 3000 people.
The commander of U.S. joint task forces at Bagram air base, the biggest U.S. military installation in Afghanistan, said that the memory of the event would live on.
"We have been here because of those event 13 years ago. We are here to ensure the terrorists will never again be able to use Afghanistan to attack the rest of the world. For all of us the events of September 11 will forever live in our memories," Major General J Townsend said.
Another U.S. soldier and former U.S. fire-fighter who was an eyewitness to the attacks on the U.S. said he wanted people at home to