North Carolina National Guard service members begin the 9.11-mile run during a 9/11 remembrance event in Raleigh, North Carolina, Sept. 11, 2021. Soldiers and Airmen gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks and to honor our service members who fought in support of the Global War on Terror. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment)
North Carolina National Guard service members begin the 9.11-mile run during a 9/11 remembrance event in Raleigh, North Carolina, Sept. 11, 2021. Soldiers and Airmen gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks and to honor our service members who fought in support of the Global War on Terror. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Lisa Vines, 382nd Public Affairs Detachment)
Boots hit the ground in force at 8:46 a.m. on September 11, 2021, in Raleigh, North Carolina, as North Carolina National Guardsmen and women took off for a 9.11-mile ruck, walk, and run to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks on this day in 2001 and to honor our fallen.
The day of remembrance began with an opening ceremony reminding all who listened that the day's events are to keep our memories alive and educate us on how 9/11's string of events changed America and its military operations.
"The morning of September 11th forever changed the lives of so many Americans," said U.S. Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Allen Cecil. "The National Guard was a strategic reserve of the Department of Defense. By the end of 2006,...
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