Alamo Wing remembers 9/11

Chief Master Sgt. Emil Garza, 433rd AIrlift Wing command chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Gil Morales, 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, brought forward a floral arrangement during the ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of September 11th. The ceremony included a bell sounding for each year since the attacks and the playing of Taps. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Viola Hernandez)

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Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing take a moment to reflect on the events of Sept. 11, 2001 during the 10-year anniversary of the attacks. Staff Sgt. Marc Rutherford, 433rd Airlift Wing Chaplain Corps chaplain assistant, was was in Tyndal Air Force Base, Fla., retraining for Special Operations Command during the September 11 attacks. "We thought it was part of an exercise until they brought in a big-screen TV and we watched the second plane crash into the towers," he said. "That's when we knew it was real." "It has changed our lives forever," he said. "I don't think any differently -- we have been in a new mindset ever since that happened." (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian McGloin)

Where were you? 10 years after 9-11

Staff Sgt. Kente Winrow, from the 433rd Security Forces Squadron, left, and Airman Andre Adams, a firefighter with the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron, represented first responders during the Alamo Wing's ceremony observing the 10th anniversary of the attacks of 9-11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Viola Hernandez)

Where were you? Remembering 9-11

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Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing take a moment to reflect on the events of Sept. 11, 2001 during the 10-year anniversary of the attacks. "I worked on an agricultural farm in West Texas. I managed the diesel engines that ran the irrigation pivots. I went back to the house to get some water when I saw it on TV," said Tech. Sgt. Shallyn Troutman, 433rd Maintenance Squadron. She said she wasn't sure if state borders or roads would be closed. "I was scared because my husband was out of state and wouldn't be able to get back," she said. In the decade since the attacks, Sergeant Troutman said she hasn't had time to reflect on it yet. "I'm sad we're still at war," she said. "I never had any idea it would be this long." (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian McGloin)

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Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing take a moment to reflect on the events of Sept. 11, 2001 during the 10-year anniversary of the attacks. "I was right here in the shop," said Tech. Sgt. Salome Dominguez, from the 433rd Maintenance Squadron. "The first thing I thought was a Piper hit the World Trade Center," he said. "We went to the break room and they had it on TV, then I heard about the Pentagon. I knew we were under attack." After 10 years, Sergeant Dominguez hasn't forgotten about that morning. "I think about it all the time. I compare it to Pearl Harbor. One should never be at ease -- but that's my opinion -- no one ever expects it." (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian McGloin)

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Members of the 433rd Airlift Wing take a moment to reflect on the events of Sept. 11, 2001 during the 10-year anniversary of the attacks. "I was sitting in my dining room working on a paper, I was in college," said Tech. Sgt. Arnold Villarreal with the 433rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron. "I am in awe of what happened when the first plane hit," he said. " I stopped what I was working on for school when I saw the second plane hit." The events of that day solidified for him the reason there is an Air Force Reserve. "That's the reason we're here -- we're more active in the mission, I have satisfaction (Usama) bin Laden is gone," he said. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian McGloin)

Where were you?

Published Sept. 13, 2011

Memories from September 11 -- On September 11, 2011, the Alamo Wing joined our nation in reflection. We thought about where we were. We thought about all that's happened since and we remembered those who sacrificed most. We'd love to know where you were and what you remember.