At the base of the Ramstein Air Bases West Gate, candles flicker in the wind among the flowers and wreaths laid there by German citizens who marched there from Ramstein Village. The march was a show of support and empathy for the victims, and those who mourn them, of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers Twin Towers and at the Pentagon. Hijackers deliberately flew civilian airliners into the buildings, killing themselves, the passengers and thousands on the ground, on September 11th
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Ramstein Air Base
State: Rheinland-Pfalz
Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Pamela J. Farlin, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
14/09/2001
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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