Video by Pfc. Nolan Brewer, Pfc. Austin Robertson
The Eternal Flame Stand-Up
22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
April 25, 2023 | 0:36
The flame commemorates that sacrifice honoring those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks and the 5,500 servicemembers who have died while fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The flame's cauldron is forged of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center. The monument's base is a large stone from Georgia's Currahee Mountain, the place where some of America's first paratroopers trained.
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