U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Almanzar-Harper, 31st Secruity Forces Squadron defender, holds the U.S. flag during a 9/11 ceremony Sept. 11, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The ceremony was held to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of approximately 3,000 innocent people at the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Penn., and the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron stand in formation during a 9/11 ceremony Sept. 11, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The ceremony was held to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of approximately 3,000 innocent people at the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Penn., and the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Almanzar-Harper, 31st Secruity Forces Squadron defender, holds the U.S. flag during a 9/11 ceremony Sept. 11, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The ceremony was held to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of approximately 3,000 innocent people at the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Penn., and the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen fold the U.S. flag during a 9/11 ceremony Sept. 11, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The ceremony was held to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of approximately 3,000 innocent people at the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Penn., and the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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A firefighter’s helmet rests on the ground Sept. 11, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. A remembrance ceremony was held to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of approximately 3,000 innocent people at the World Trade Center, Shanksville, Penn., and the Pentagon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez/Released)

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Aviano honors 9/11 heroes during ceremony

Published Sept. 11, 2015
By Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Aviano's first responders held a 9/11 remembrance ceremony here, September 11, 2015. The annual event honors the sacrifices made by first responders and victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.