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Reserve Command commemorates 10th anniversary of 9/11

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  Air Force Reserve Command unveiled a small slab of limestone that holds a significant place in U.S. history at the Museum of Aviation Sept. 9 during a commemoration of the10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

The 9/11 Pentagon stone, an artifact from the West Wall of the Pentagon that was hit by a hijacked airliner on 9/11 was dedicated during a ceremony attended by approximately 300 members of the greater Robins AFB community.

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., commander of Air Force Reserve Command, presided over the ceremony that included a speech from Brig. Gen. Larry Dudney, director of the Joint Staff and commander, Joint Task Force, Georgia National Guard. Dudney was approximately 220 yards from where the plane struck the Pentagon on 9/11 and assisted in rescue efforts.

Coordinated attacks that day killed 184 people at the Pentagon, another 2,749 at the World Trade Center and 40 aboard Flight 93 that crashed in Shanksville, Pa. Among the 9/11 fatalities was Air Force Reserve Maj. LeRoy Homer, first officer on Flight 93.

The 200-pound 9/11 Pentagon stone, acquired by Air Force Reserve Command history office, is chipped and charred from the impact of the airplane that struck the Pentagon.

The stone represents the sacrifices of thousands of American men and women who gave their lives on 9/11. It also recognizes the men and women who serve in the U.S. military in defense of freedom.