Eighteen years ago today, I was standing watch in the reactor plant aboard USS HARRY S TRUMAN in Norfolk Naval Shipyard. As news began to trickle down to us of the horrific attacks, I couldn’t wrap my head around what had happened until someone said “we are at war.” (1/3)
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These words resonate with every woman and man in uniform. That night, I tore up the letter of resignation I had recently written and spent the next 16 years fighting that same war. (2/3)
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Never forget those innocent lives lost that day and the thousands of soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coastguardsmen who have given their lives since to protect our freedom. (3/3)https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-09-10/us-to-commemorate-9-11-as-its-aftermath-extends-and-evolves%3Fcontext%3Damp …
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