2009-09-18 / Spectrum

A nation pauses to remember 9-11


Photos by Gary Free A solemn moment is reflected not only in the face of Fort Gordon Firefighter Dan Johnson, but on his face shield where the image of the American flag at half staff was reflected. The Fort Gordon community observed Patriots Day, a 9-11 Remembrance ceremony, held at 8:45 a.m. in front of the flagpole at Signal Towers. Sirens rang out at 8:46 a.m. simulating the first strike on the World Trade Center in Manhattan Sept. 11, 2001. Photos by Gary Free A solemn moment is reflected not only in the face of Fort Gordon Firefighter Dan Johnson, but on his face shield where the image of the American flag at half staff was reflected. The Fort Gordon community observed Patriots Day, a 9-11 Remembrance ceremony, held at 8:45 a.m. in front of the flagpole at Signal Towers. Sirens rang out at 8:46 a.m. simulating the first strike on the World Trade Center in Manhattan Sept. 11, 2001. Photo by Nick Spinelli A bugler, assigned to the U.S. Army Signal Corps Band, plays taps. Photo by Nick Spinelli A bugler, assigned to the U.S. Army Signal Corps Band, plays taps. During Fort Gordon's 9-11 Remembrance Day ceremony the U.S. Flag was lowered to half staff at 8:47 a.m. Sept. 11 at the flagpole in front of Signal Towers and it remained at half staff until retreat at 5 p.m. During Fort Gordon's 9-11 Remembrance Day ceremony the U.S. Flag was lowered to half staff at 8:47 a.m. Sept. 11 at the flagpole in front of Signal Towers and it remained at half staff until retreat at 5 p.m. Fort Gordon service members, a firefighter and Department of the Army police officer honor the fallen. Fort Gordon service members, a firefighter and Department of the Army police officer honor the fallen. Photo by Bonnie Heater (Above) Ed Toelle, a Public Affairs staff member and former Fort Gordon firefighter, folds up the Flag of Heroes at the end of the duty day Sept. 11. He brought in and displayed the Flag of Heroes, which contains the names of the emergency service personnel who gave their lives to save others in the terrorists' attack of Sept. 11, 2001 and the Flag of Honor, which contains the names of those killed in the terrorists' attacks of 9-11. The flags were displayed in the windows of Nelson Hall. (Left) Photo by Bonnie Heater (Above) Ed Toelle, a Public Affairs staff member and former Fort Gordon firefighter, folds up the Flag of Heroes at the end of the duty day Sept. 11. He brought in and displayed the Flag of Heroes, which contains the names of the emergency service personnel who gave their lives to save others in the terrorists' attack of Sept. 11, 2001 and the Flag of Honor, which contains the names of those killed in the terrorists' attacks of 9-11. The flags were displayed in the windows of Nelson Hall. (Left) Soldiers of the Fort Gordon Regimental Noncommissioned Officer Academy honor the victims, Families and our nation with a Remembrance Run. Here they are beginning the run at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at the flagpole of Signal Towers. See page 13 for more information about the run. Soldiers of the Fort Gordon Regimental Noncommissioned Officer Academy honor the victims, Families and our nation with a Remembrance Run. Here they are beginning the run at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 at the flagpole of Signal Towers. See page 13 for more information about the run. Members of the Fort Gordon community assembled at 8:45 a.m. Sept 11 in front of the flagpole at Signal Towers for two minutes of silence to honor those who were killed [more than 3,000] and injured [more than 6,000] during the terrorists' attacks on the United States Sept. 11, 2001. American Flight 11 from Boston, Mass., crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan at 8:46 a.m. Sept. 11, 2001. The Remembrance ceremony was led by Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Foley, U.S. Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon commanding general. Members of the Fort Gordon community assembled at 8:45 a.m. Sept 11 in front of the flagpole at Signal Towers for two minutes of silence to honor those who were killed [more than 3,000] and injured [more than 6,000] during the terrorists' attacks on the United States Sept. 11, 2001. American Flight 11 from Boston, Mass., crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan at 8:46 a.m. Sept. 11, 2001. The Remembrance ceremony was led by Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Foley, U.S. Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon commanding general. Photo by Bonnie Heater Tyrone Presley, chief, Distributed Resources Branch, Directorate of Training, looks up to find the Flag of Heroes and the Flag of Honor blowing freely in the breeze in a window of Nelson Hall as he arrived for work Sept. 11. Photo by Bonnie Heater Tyrone Presley, chief, Distributed Resources Branch, Directorate of Training, looks up to find the Flag of Heroes and the Flag of Honor blowing freely in the breeze in a window of Nelson Hall as he arrived for work Sept. 11.

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