9/11 retreat ceremony
MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Col. David Stilwell, 35th Fighter Wing commander, and Lt. Gen. Kiyoshi Yada, Northern Air Defense Force commander, salute during the playing of Taps, Sept. 11 At Risner Circle here. Although the 9/11 terrorist attacks occurred on American homeland, citizens of many different countries and nationalities, to include Japan, lost their lives on that tragic day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jamal D. Sutter)