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    Patriot Day 2017: Never forget - Knox community gathers to render 9/11 honors

    Maj. Gen. Donnie Walker Jr. was not surprised people across the United States felt the pain caused by the Sept. 11 attacks.

    “We’re united by a common spirit,” he said.

    Walker, commanding general of the 1st Sustainment Command, addressed a crowd Monday in front of Fort Knox Fire Station No. 1 who gathered for the annual Patriot Day ceremony to remember the events of Sept. 11. Monday marked the 16th anniversary of the attacks.

    “(It’s) a day when we remember those who lost their lives and reflect on the power of the American spirit,” he said.

    Walker recounted the events of Sept. 11, from the two planes striking the two towers of the World Trade Center and their collapse an hour later to the crash of United Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and American Airlines Flight 77.  Read More...

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