Chief Master Sgt. David Carlson, command chief of the 319th Air Base Wing, salutes the American flag at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on Sept 11, 2011. The ceremony marked the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. (U.S Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Amanda N. Stencil)
Master Sgt. John Smith, 319th Communications Squadron first sergeant, speaks to the flight before the 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on Sept 11, 2011. The ceremony marked the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. (U.S Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Amanda N. Stencil)
Airmen wait for the command to raise the flag at the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on Sept 11, 2011. The ceremony marked the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. (U.S Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Amanda N. Stencil)
Master Sgt. Tameka Morales-Long, 319th Force Support Squadron, listens to Master Sgt. John Smith, 319th Communications Squadron, before the 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on Sept 11, 2011. The ceremony marked the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. (U.S Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Amanda N. Stencil)
U.S. flags are raised to half-staff for 9/11 remembrance on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on Sept 11, 2011. The ceremony marked the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. (U.S Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Amanda N. Stencil)
More than 100 Airmen raise American flags to half-staff at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony on Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., on Sept 11, 2011. The ceremony marked the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. (U.S Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Amanda N. Stencil)