KMC first responders remember 9/11

by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua,
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Airmen present the colors during a 9/11 retreat ceremony Sept. 11 on Ramstein. Kaiserslautern Military Community first responders conducted the ceremony to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and to honor the first responders who lost their lives while conducting rescue operations during the event.
Lt. Col. George Nichols, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, stands at attention during a 9/11 retreat ceremony Sept. 11 on Ramstein. Kaiserslautern Military Community first responders honored their colleagues who lost their lives conducting rescue operations during the 9/11 attacks 16 years ago.
Brig. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr., 86th Airlift Wing commander, right, speaks with retired Col. Kenneth Cordier, left, a former prisoner of war, after a 9/11 retreat ceremony Sept. 11 on Ramstein. The event was attended by distinguished visitors and first responders in the Kaiserslautern Military Community.
A U.S. Air Forces in Europe band member plays taps during a 9/11 retreat ceremony Sept. 11 on Ramstein. The ceremony commemorated 2,996 people who lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the crash of United Airlines flight 93, 16 years ago.
Anthony Rabonza, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron chief of fire emergency services, delivers remarks during a 9/11 retreat ceremony Sept. 11 on Ramstein. Members of the first responder community gathered to remember the 2,996 people who lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the crash of United Airlines flight 93.
Airmen bow their heads in prayer during a 9/11 retreat ceremony Sept. 11 on Ramstein. The ceremony included a presentation of colors, speeches, a wreath laying and a ringing of the fire bell.