Troops in Iraq Remember September Eleventh

25th Infantry Division Soldiers form-up in preparation for a Sept. 11, remembrance ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, Sept. 11.

Commanding General, Multi-National Division-North, Major General Benjamin R. Mixon speaks to soldiers at a Sept. 11, remembrance ceremony on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, Sept. 11. Mixon spoke to troops at the ceremony about the importance of the continued fight against terrorism to prevent another such attack in America.

Soldiers bow their heads in prayer for the victims of the Sept. 11, attacks at a remembrance ceremony on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, Sept. 11.

Soldiers observe a moment of silence during a Sept. 11, remembrance ceremony on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, Sept. 11.

Commanding General, Multi-National Division-North, Major General Benjamin R. Mixon salutes a soldier after speaking at a Sept. 11, remembrance ceremony on Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq, Sept. 11. Mixon spoke to troops at the ceremony about the importance of the continued fight against terrorism to prevent another such attack in America.

Pictures by Spc. Eric Rutherford

115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Eric is my friend.

He has recently arrived in Iraq and I look forward to his reporting and photography.