Standing Ready: The U.S. Navy’s Response to 9/11
Patriot Day: We Will Never Forget 9.11

On this Patriot Day, we honor those lost on September 11, 2001, and the many who rose in service afterward.

The U.S. Navy, like all branches of our armed forces, stood ready in the hours, days, and months that followed, protecting our coasts, deploying globally, and answering the call.

May we always remember, and never forget the power of unity, resilience, and sacrifice.

Dale A. Jenkins
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U.S. Navy sailors gather in the ship’s wardroom, watching news coverage of the attacks aboard the USS Eisenhower.

U.S. Navy sailors gather in the ship’s wardroom, watching news coverage of the attacks aboard the USS Eisenhower.

Where were you when the world changed?



A service member renders a salute atop a Pentagon rooftop as a flag is unfurled.

Rooftop salute at the Pentagon

Honor without words.

 

A U.S. flag draped over the side of the Pentagon at sunrise.

Dawn flag at the Pentagon

May we always remember.

2 Comments

  1. Jaye Rochon

    💖💖💖

    Reply
  2. Grace Jenkins

    We will never forget. Photo of the Navy sailors watching from the USS Eisenhower hits.

    Reply

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About the Author

Dale Jenkins has had a lifelong interest in the Navy and international affairs. He is a former US Navy officer who served on a destroyer in the Pacific, and for a time was home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan. Pacific Fleet commitments took him to the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore. While on active duty he was awarded the Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. Dale is also Senior Advisor to Americans for a Stronger Navy.

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