Patriot Day Retreat Ceremony
Koku-Jieitai Maj. Gen. Takahiro Kubota, left, 3rd Air Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Jesse Friedel, right, Misawa Air Base installation commander, salute a wreath to honor those lost on Sept. 11, 2001, during the Patriot Day Retreat Ceremony at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2020. The ceremony marked the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that took nearly 3,000 lives. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nichols)