9/11 Memorial Service

Earlier this week, the Academy had a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony to honor those who lost their lives 17 years ago and remember the heroes of 9/11.

Beautiful day for the 9/11 ceremony

All 40 squadrons line the Terrazzo

The 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony took place on the Terrazzo with a wreath laying ceremony which is conducted each year and afterwards the Cadets take part in a silent formation. There was also a display made by cadets honoring the lives lost that day. In the center there were over 2,000 flags for those killed at the World Trade Center. Surrounding the flags where 184 sabres in the formation of a pentagon, honoring each life lost at that site. Lastly there were 40 jackets laid out representing the 40 lives lost on flight 93.

Display near the Cathedral

Display near the Cathedral

The memorial incorporates an actual girder from the World Trade Center. The memorial features two granite slabs, representing the Twin Towers, atop a five-sided foundation that represents the Pentagon. The words, "World Trade Center," "The Pentagon" and "Shanksville, Pa." are etched onto the memorial. It was dedicated on September 9, 2011, as part of the Class of 1976's 35th reunion class giving project.  

The Memorial

Cadet Maas after the ceremony.