"Fallen But Never Forgotten"  9/11 Remembrance Ceremony,

11 Sept. 2010. 0830-0930

In Front of Bldg. 39 CPO Club.

CFAY 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony –

Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka will hold a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony in front of the Chief Petty Officer’s Club Sept. 11 from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Contact MAC Anthony Gonzales by e-mail to anthony.l.gonzales@fe.navy.mil or ENC Brian Metzger at Brian.metzger@cg67.navy.mil for more information.

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Victims Honored During Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony
By Mark Elrod, CFAY Public Affairs


Local chief petty officer selectees salute after laying wreaths upon the Sept. 11 Memorial located in front of the Chief Petty Officer’s Club during the CFAY Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony. U.S. Navy photo by CTRC(SW) Cynthia Dodd

Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) took time Sept. 11, to remember and honor the more than 2,900 victims of the malicious, terrorist attacks that took place Sept. 11, 2001, that stunned a nation, and left broken families and hearts.

Of the death toll, more than 2,600 people died at the World Trade Center; 125 died at the Pentagon and 256 died on the four airliners.

The tragic events opened the eyes of many as to the extent that Islamic radicals will go to in order to achieve their agenda, and in doing so united not only the United States against acts of terrorism, but other nations as well.

“The legacy of that September day lies in the worldwide embrace of the freedom that followed. Today, millions of people from nations around the world stand united behind one ideal that the destructive agendas of radicals shall never eclipse the light of liberty,” said Chief Cryptological Technician Technical (sel.)

Willie Brewer III, in his remarks prior to the laying of the ceremonial wreaths.

“Though enemies of freedom hide throughout the world, every day, we and our allies remove more of them from the innocent populations they infest.

We stand on the frontlines of our defense, but we do not stand alone.

Forces from Britain, Poland and many other nations stand beside us and the American public stands behind us,” Brewer added.

In addition to the CFAY ceremony, Sept. 11 remembrance ceremonies were performed worldwide. One such ceremony was held at the Pentagon Memorial located in Arlington, Va.

“The perpetrators of this evil act didn’t simply attack America; they attacked the very idea of America itself - all that we stand for and represent in the world,” said President Barrack Obama as he addressed the crowd during the Pentagon Memorial ceremony.

“And so the highest honor we can pay those we lost, indeed our greatest weapon in this ongoing war, is to do what our adversaries fear the most - to stay true to who we are, as Americans; to renew our sense of common purpose; to say that we define the character of our country, and we will not let the acts of some small band of murderers who slaughter the innocent and cower in caves distort who we are,” added the president.
 
“They doubted our will, but as Americans we persevere. Today, in Afghanistan and beyond, we have gone on the offensive and struck major blows against al Qaeda and its allies.

We will do what is necessary to protect our country, and we honor all those who serve to keep us safe.

Out of the ashes of tragedy arose the will of a people united against terrorism. “There is no doubt that the horrific acts of a few were surpassed by the heroic acts of many,” said Brewer.


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