Army senior leaders visit 9/11 Memorial

By Staff Sgt. Teddy WadeMarch 12, 2013

Odiernos visit 9/11 Memorial
1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno and wife Linda read the names of the fallen during a tour of the 9/11 Memorial in New York, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2012. The 9/11 Memorial is a national tribute of remembrance and honor to the men, women and child... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Jacoby and Austin visit 9/11 Memorial
2 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., center, commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, left, and other general officers read the names of the fallen during a tour of the 9/11 ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Names on 9/11 Memorial
3 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The names of nearly 3,000 men, women, and children killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and Feb. 26, 1993, are inscribed into bronze parapets surrounding the 9/11 Memorial's twin pools, set within the footprints of the original twin towers at the... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
9/11 Memorial
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Army senior leaders visit 9/11 Memorial
5 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, Raymond Kelly, commissioner of the New York City Police Department; Gen. James D. Thurman, commander, U.S. Forces Korea; Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Ae... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 16, 2012) -- Senior Army leaders paid a call on New York City Feb. 14 to visit the recently completed 9/11 Memorial where once stood the World Trade Center's Twin Towers.

New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly guided Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno and his wife Linda; Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III; Commander of U.S. Forces Korea Gen. James D. Thurman; Army Material Command chief Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody; Gen. Robert W. Cone, commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command and other senior leaders to the memorial that serves as a national tribute of remembrance and honor to the men, women and children killed in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and Feb. 26, 1993.

The names of the nearly 3,000 people who died are inscribed into bronze parapets surrounding the 9/11 Memorial's twin pools and are set within the footprints of the original twin towers. The memorial opened Sept. 12, 2011.

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9/11 Memorial Official Website

Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III

Army.mil: Patriot Day

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