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RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Members of the 100th Communications Squadron lined up outside Building 586 as RAF Mildenhall held a moment of silence to remember the tragic events that shook the United States eight years ago. Starting at 1:45 p.m., taps was played over the loud voice system and military members and civilians stopped what they were doing to salute or place their hands over their hearts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Trower)


RAF Mildenhall goes silent to remember Sept. 11 attacks

RAF MILDENHALL, England -- Members of the 100th Communications Squadron lined up outside Building 586 as RAF Mildenhall held a moment of silence to remember the tragic events that shook the United States eight years ago. Starting at 1:45 p.m., taps was played over the loud voice system and military members and civilians stopped what they were doing to salute or place their hands over their hearts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Thomas Trower)

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U.S. Air Force Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, look out from the air traffic control tower Nov. 13, 2016, at the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum in Dickleburgh, England. Airmen visited the museum after participating in a local remembrance ceremony to honor those who have died in previous conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
Rev. Norman Steer, British Legion chaplain, gives opening remarks during a Remembrance Sunday ceremony Nov. 13, 2016, in Dickleburgh, England. U.S. Air Force Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, participated in ceremonies and services throughout the local area to honor those who died during previous and current conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, march down a street Nov. 13, 2016, in Dickleburgh, England. The Airmen participated in a parade for Remembrance Sunday, an event held each year to honor service members who gave their lives in defense of their nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Joseph Wright, 100th Air Refueling Wing, speaks to the audience during a Remembrance Sunday service Nov. 13, 2016, at All Saints Church in Dickleburgh, England. Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, participated in ceremonies and services throughout the local area to honor those who died during previous and current conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
Wreaths lay at the base of a memorial after a Remembrance Sunday ceremony Nov. 13, 2016, in Dickleburgh, England. The poppy was chosen as the symbol of remembrance because many British soldiers lost their lives in the poppy fields of Flanders, Belgium, during World War I. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from RAF Mildenhall, England, salute during a remembrance ceremony Nov. 13, 2016, in Dickleburgh, England. Remembrance Sunday was originally named Armistice Day after World War I, which ended at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. The day was changed to Remembrance Sunday after World War II to honor all of the men and women who died serving their country. (U.S. Air Force photo Staff Sgt. Micaiah Anthony)
David Engel, left, son of World War ll veteran Russ Engel, speaks with U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Dunn, 351st Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot, while touring a static display Sept. 24, 2015, at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, La. The static display was just one of the visits planned for the 100th Bomb Group Foundation reunion which has been held for more than 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victoria H. Taylor/Released)
Guests from the 100th Bomb Group Foundation reunion listen as U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Faux, 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker flying crew chief, speaks about his job Sept. 24, 2015, at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, La. The static display was just one of the visits planned for the 100th Bomb Group Foundation reunion which has been held for more than 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victoria H. Taylor/Released)
Ron Batley, left, Thorpe Abbotts museum curator, speaks with U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaleb Bourque, 351st Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, during a static display Sept. 24, 2015, at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, La. The static display was just one of the visits planned for the 100th Bomb Group Foundation reunion which has been held for more than 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victoria H. Taylor/Released)
U.S. Air Force Col. Thomas D. Torkelson, right, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, speaks with World War ll veteran Robert “Bob” Wolff and his wife, Nancy, while touring a KC-135 Stratotanker static display Sept. 24, 2015, at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, La. Bob worked as a pilot on the B-17 Flying Fortress while stationed at Thorpe Abbots during World War ll. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victoria H. Taylor/Released)
A World War ll veteran stands next to a static display of a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to RAF Mildenhall Sept. 24, 2015, at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, La. The Square D located on the tail of the KC-135 became the official designation of the 3rd Air Division and the subordinate 100th BG in 1943. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victoria H. Taylor/Released)
A B-17 Flying Fortresses suspends from the ceiling at the National World War ll museum Sept. 25, 2015, in New Orleans, La. The museum was one of the visits planned for the 100th Bomb Group Foundation reunion which has been held for more than 40 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Victoria H. Taylor/Released)