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  • Patriot Day Message from the Commander

    Nineteen years ago, our nation and our way of life came under attack on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 fellow Americans were lost that day. What the terrorists intended to divide us wound up bringing us closer together.This year, we find ourselves struggling with a variety of issues

  • Remembering 9/11 - A Fearless Nation

    Most of us can recall where we were on September 11, 2001. I was a brand new chaplain in the Air Force at Scott Air Force Base.  When the news came of the New York City Twin Towers being attacked, I sat glued to the television and a terrible gut wrenching feeling came over me as if the end of the

  • 9/11: We haven’t forgotten; our resolve is intact

    It’s been 15 years.  Fifteen years since a group of terrorists used four commercial airliners to attack some of America’s most iconic buildings, killing thousands of innocent people in the process.   They set out to destroy what they saw as symbols of American wealth and power. They hoped to shake