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9/11

  • Emotions run high as Veterans visit 9/11 memorial on eve of 20th anniversary of attacks

    Emotions run high as Veterans visit 9/11 memorial on eve of 20th anniversary of attacks

    Nearly 3,000 Americans perished on Sept. 11, 2001, in the deadliest attack ever on U.S. soil. The chilling day is simply known as 9/11.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Karen Wagner

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Veteran Karen Wagner

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Veteran Karen Wagner, who died in the Pentagon on 9/11 and is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in Texas.

  • Jorge DeLeon: His Sacrifice

    Jorge DeLeon: His Sacrifice

    Jorge DeLeon served as a paratrooper with the U.S. Army. While conducting a convoy escort in Afghanistan, his Humvee hit a mine and he lost his leg.

  • David Goggins: SEAL, Endurance Athlete

    David Goggins: SEAL, Endurance Athlete

    Navy SEAL Veteran David Goggins is the only member of the U.S Armed Forces to complete SEAL training, the U.S. Army Ranger School and Air Force Tactical Air Controller training. Goggins has also competed in over 60 marathons, ultra-marathons, triathlons, and ultra-triathlons.

  • NCA, CTL partner for national day of service 9/11

    NCA, CTL partner for national day of service 9/11

    More than 2,000 volunteers from Carry The Load joined the National Cemetery Administration for a national day of service for 9/11.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Ronald Vauk

    #VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Ronald Vauk

    Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Reserve Veteran Ronald J. Vauk, who was killed during the attack on the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001.

  • Let’s Roll: NCA and Carry The Load host a National Day of Service on September 11

    Let’s Roll: NCA and Carry The Load host a National Day of Service on September 11

    On Wednesday, September 11, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm, [...]

  • Join The Mission Continues for a Day of Service to Remember 9/11

    Join The Mission Continues for a Day of Service to Remember 9/11

    The Mission Continues is organizing days of service to remember 9/11, volunteer for United in Service.

  • Attending to the hearts and souls of families – A Veteran’s view from inside the Pentagon

    Attending to the hearts and souls of families – A Veteran’s view from inside the Pentagon

    The September 11 attack shattered lives, broke spirits and devastated families. A Navy Veteran shares what it was like inside the Pentagon and the efforts to attend to the victims’ families.

  • The War My Parents Never Wanted

    The War My Parents Never Wanted

    Kate Hoit shares the struggles she and her family went through after she joined the Army Reserves and was deployed to Iraq following 9/11.

  • Skin In The Game

    Skin In The Game

    A Veteran shares his views on 9/11 and his subsequent service in Iraq and the feelings experienced upon hearing about Osama bin Laden's death.

  • On Civilian Guilt

    On Civilian Guilt

    A VA employee shares her feelings about the different experiences that she and her Veteran coworkers have had, and the guilt she feels as a result.

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