Lt. Col. Roshun Steele, commander of the Anniston Munitions Center, spoke during the Healing and Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 11, 2018, in honor of Maj. Dwayne Williams and the other victims of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, at the Pentagon, World Trad...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- Lt. Col. Roshun Steele, commander of the Anniston Munitions Center, spoke during the Healing and Remembrance Ceremony in honor of Maj. Dwayne Williams and the other victims of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, at the Pentagon, World Trade Centers and in Pennsylvania.

The ceremony was held at Jacksonville First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Ala., the hometown of Williams.

Steele said the events of 9/11 still seem like yesterday.

At the time, she was a first lieutenant and was called to her first deployment as a result of the attacks that day.

The call came two days after Christmas.

"I wanted to hug my dad and never let go," said Steele.

She talked about the sacrifices, both small and large, which service members make each day as they support the nation.

"I knew in my heart I was defending what was best about America," she said.

During the ceremony, Don Killingsworth from Jacksonville State University and Calhoun County Commissioner Fred Wilson also shared their memories of 9/11.

Wreaths were presented in honor of the Williams family, the Allan Ray Chaffin Detachment of the Marine Corps League.