Cheyenne Mountain AFS receives 9/11 artifact; and a reminder of all it works to protect

A steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center arrived at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station Nov. 19, where it will be built into a memorial to commemorate the people who died Sept. 11, 2001.

About 100 military members and civilians gathered Nov. 19 at Cheyenne Mountain AFS for the arrival of the beam, which was released by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to the National Homeland Defense Foundation and then presented to Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station.

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