Navy Capt. Robert A. Hall Jr., at lectern, the commanding officer of the newly commissioned amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), delivers opening remarks as part of a 9/11 remembrance ceremony in the ship's hangar bay Sept. 11, 2014, in the Pacific Ocean. Terrorists hijacked four passenger aircraft Sept. 11, 2001. Two of the aircraft were deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center in New York; one was crashed into the Pentagon; the fourth crashed near Shanksville, Pa. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks. The America embarked on a mission to conduct training engagements w
Navy Capt. Robert A. Hall Jr., at lectern, the commanding officer of the newly commissioned amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), delivers opening remarks as part of a 9/11 remembrance ceremony in the ship's hangar bay Sept. 11, 2014, in the Pacific Ocean. Terrorists hijacked four passenger aircraft Sept. 11, 2001. Two of the aircraft were deliberately crashed into the World Trade Center in New York; one was crashed into the Pentagon; the fourth crashed near Shanksville, Pa. Nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks. The America embarked on a mission to conduct training engagements with partner nations throughout the Americas before reporting to its new home port of San Diego. The America was set to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct. 11, 2014. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lewis Hunsaker/Released) Navy Capt. Robert A. Hall Jr., at lectern, the commanding officer of the newly commissioned amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), delivers opening remarks as part of a 9-11 remembrance ceremony 140911-N-LQ799-041
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