Grand Forks AFB remembers, honors 9/11 victims

Members of the 319th Reconnaissance Wing salute the flag during a memorial ceremony Sept. 11, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The flag was lowered and folded by Grand Forks AFB Honor Guard for retreat as part of the ceremony to commemorate the lives lost in the 9/11 attacks. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)

Grand Forks AFB remembers, honors 9/11 victims

Grand Forks Air Force Base Honor Guardsmen prepare to perform retreat during a memorial ceremony Sept. 11, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The ceremony, held to honor the lives of those who died in the 9/11 attacks, preceded a commemorative stair climb in the base air traffic control tower. Participants in the climb were challenged to ascend the tower 14 times to equate the World Trade Center’s 110 stories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)

Grand Forks AFB remembers, honors 9/11 victims

Grand Forks Air Force Base Honor Guardsmen perform retreat during a memorial ceremony Sept.11, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Airmen and community members attended the ceremony, which honored those who died from the attacks on 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)

Grand Forks AFB remembers, honors 9/11 victims

Members of the 319th Reconnaissance Wing stand in formation as part of a memorial ceremony Sept.11, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The ceremony honored all who died in the 9/11 attacks, and paid tribute to all emergency response personnel who responded and gave their lives rescuing victims. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)

Grand Forks AFB remembers, honors 9/11 victims

Grand Forks Air Force Base Honor Guardsmen honor the flag as they perform retreat during a memorial ceremony Sept. 11, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The ceremony marked a day of remembrance for the immense loss America felt following the attacks of 9/11. Airmen also honored the lives of the attack victims with a commemorative stair climb in the air traffic control tower on base; completing 14 trips up the tower to equate the World Trade Center’s 110 stories. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)

Grand Forks AFB remembers, honors 9/11 victims

Names of 9/11 victims are placed on a board to honor their lives during a memorial stair climb Sept.11, 2019, in the air traffic control tower on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The names were placed on the board by participants of the climb, who completed 14 trips up the tower to equate the World Trade Center’s 110 stories. In total, nearly 3,000 people died as a result of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)

Grand Forks AFB remembers, honors 9/11 victims

Firefighters with the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron ascend stairs during a memorial stair climb Sept.11, 2019, in the air traffic control tower on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The firefighters and other volunteer participants climbed the tower a total of 14 times, equating to the World Trade Center’s 110 stories. Names of victims from the 9/11 attacks were carried to the top of the tower by each climber, to be placed on a display board commemorating all who died on that day in 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)

Grand Forks AFB remembers, honors 9/11 victims

A firefighter with the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron begins his journey up the air traffic control tower during a memorial stair climb Sept. 11, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The goal for all participants was to climb the tower 14 times, an equivalent of the World Trade Center’s 110 stories, to commemorate those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)

Grand Forks AFB remembers, honors 9/11 victims

Senior Airman Jaden Anderson, lead firefighter with the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron, rests after completing a memorial stair climb Sept. 11, 2019, on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. Anderson, along with the base fire department and other volunteer participants, completed the equivalent of the World Trade Center’s 110 stories as they climbed the base air traffic control tower 14 times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez)

Grand Forks AFB remembers, honors 9/11 victims

Published Sept. 17, 2019
By Senior Airman Elora J. Martinez
319th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs

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