CARISLE – Gov. Tom Corbett today joined officials at the U.S. Army War College in Cumberland County to remember those who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as all those who have sacrificed their lives in war in the past 11 years.
“We have shown the world that there is no compromise in our determination to remain a nation of free people, safe in our homes, and entitled to the liberties inscribed by our founders,” Corbett said.
“Today, our men and women in uniform continue that tradition. We are here today to honor their sacrifice,” Corbett said. “Each of them, those who came home to us, those we lost, stood guard over the American Dream.”
The ceremony, led by U.S. Army War College Commandant Maj. General Anthony A. Cucolo III, honors military men and women, as well as police officers, firefighters, and civilians who were killed in the terrorist attacks, as well as all those who have since died in protection of our nation.
Among the nearly 3,000 people who died on Sept. 11, 2001, were three alumni of the U.S. Army War College. Three more alumni were killed in combat operations.
The war college is the Army’s most senior military educational institution, training officers in leadership, strategy and international operations.
“The best monument we can build to the brave men and women who stood sentinel is to protect the values and liberties for which they gave their last full measure,” Corbett said.
U.S. and state flags are flying at half-staff today in observance of Patriot Day.
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