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U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, left, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Koji Imaki, right, 3rd Air Wing commander, lay a wreath during the 2016 POW/MIA and 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2016. The wreath was placed in honor of the 2,977 people from 91 countries who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase) |
By Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase,
35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published September 12, 2016
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Col. R. Scott Jobe, left, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Koji Imaki, right, 3rd Air Wing commander, lay a wreath during the 2016 POW/MIA and 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2016. The wreath was placed in honor of the 2,977 people from 91 countries who lost their lives during the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase)
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Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing stand with a wreath and the “last alarm” during the 2016 POW/MIA and 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2016. “It’s customary the ‘last alarm’ be sounded for our brothers and sisters who have paid the supreme sacrifice,” said Tech. Sgt. Ricardo Malan, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire chief of operations. “For having selflessly given their lives for the good of their fellow man, their tasks completed, their duties well done, to signify they’re returning to quarters.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase) |
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ricardo Malan, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron assistant fire chief of operations, gives a speech during the 2016 POW/MIA and 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2016. “Fifteen years ago, on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, at 8:46 a.m., terrorists started a series of coordinated suicide attacks against the United States,” Malan said. “Today, we remember those lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and honor the selfless acts of courage of the 343 firefighters, 65 law enforcement officers and 15 emergency medical technicians who gave their lives that fateful day.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase) |
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Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing stand at parade rest in formation during the 2016 POW/MIA and 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 9, 2016. Approximately 100 Airmen participated in the event, which highlighted the bravery of the men and women who gave their lives during 9/11, as well as the POW/MIA Airmen of the 35th FW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany A. Chase) |