On the 11th of September in 2001, I was in Norway leading a headquarters team on an inspection tour of Marine Corps equipment positioned in-country in the event of an emergency deployment of forces. I had just returned to our hotel in Trondheim after shopping for some craft gifts for our kids.

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On the 11th of September in 2001, I was in Norway leading a headquarters team on an inspection tour of Marine Corps equipment positioned in-country in the event of an emergency deployment of forces. I had just returned to our hotel in Trondheim after shopping for some craft gifts for our kids.

As I walked into the hotel, every single person was staring at the televisions in the lobby. An airliner had just impacted the first tower in Manhattan. As we watched, another airliner crashed into the second tower. We were stunned. Shortly after, another plane hit the Pentagon, coming to rest a short distance from my office near the center of the building.

Thankfully, none of our staff was injured or killed…but many others were – in Manhattan, in a field in Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. Today, we remember anew the losses of that day – and the continuing effects on first responders, families, and other innocents from that tragic event. We must never forget.

-- Stewart

 

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