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september 11

News

Bagram Air Base Targeted By Suicide Bomber Amid 9/11 Commemoration

Jared Keller
History

What 9/11 Looked Like To The Only American Service Member Not On Earth
News

ISIS Just Moved Into Osama Bin Laden’s Infamous Afghan Stronghold Of Tora Bora

The "Tribute in Light" memorial is in remembrance of the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

US Veterans Were Paid By Saudis To Fight 9/11 Families’ Lawsuits

Adam Linehan

A YouTube screenshot from Miracle Mattress’ “Twin Towers Sale” commercial.

Mattress Company Wants You To Forget Tasteless 9/11 Ad

Pro Tip: Using the anniversary of 9/11 to promote sales is never a good idea.

James Clark

Fire Controlman 1st Class Andrew Eden, ISAF Joint Command disclosure officer, right, and French Air Force Sgt. Lydia Briand prepare to raise the American Flag at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2010.

Our Country Needs To Rekindle The Unity We Felt After Sept. 11, 2001

The horror of the day revealed a lot of good, and we shouldn’t let contentious politics prevent us from seeing it now.

Joe Quinn

Capt. Rastislav Osadsky, 36, of the Czech Republic, with the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion 27th Infantry Regiment based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, attends a ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and soldiers the unit has lost since then in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

13 Years After 9/11, We Are Still Waiting For Peace

On the 13th anniversary of September 11, the United States is once again preparing for war.

Stephen Carlson

NEW YORK - Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force New York raise their hands at the World Trade Center site after their commanding officer asked who among them enlisted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Marines joined Sailors, Coast Guardsmen, New York police and firefighters in a memorial run to Ground Zero as part of Fleet Week New York 2010. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jad Sleiman)

As A Marine I Never Served In A Warzone, But I Still Got To Stick It To Al Qaeda

Jess Levens