Guam Int'l Airport hosts 9/11 ceremony

by Nick Delgado

Guam - Dozens gathered at the Guam International Airport on Sunday morning for the commemorative ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Officials with the Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border Protection, the Guam Army National Guard and the Fallen Heroes of the Pacific Foundation were in attendance.

Guam National Guard Adjutant General Benny Paulino spoke in the east ticket lobby, where banners of the fallen brave of Micronesia are displayed. "It is also a special day we now set aside to honor more than 6,000 servicemembers who have given their in Operation Enduring Freedom, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, in Operation New Dawn, as well as tens of thousands of our wounded warriors," Paulino announced.  

The ceremony was held at 8:46am to coincide with the exact time the first aircraft hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York.