Bataan (LHD 5) - Naval Cruise Book

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U We Stand December 11th — In observance of the three- month anniversary of the terrorist attacks against the United States, USS BATAAN Sailors and Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) participated in the world-wide showing of solidarity, pausing for a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., the exact hour that the first plane struck the World Trade Center on September 11th. In honor of those who lost their lives that day, a 12 by 18-foot American flag sent by the New York Police Department ' s Emergency Squad to the Marines of the 26th MEU(SOC) was raised aboard USS BATAAN. The flag was signed by hundreds ot people who wrote tributes and inspirational messages in honor of the New Vo; k City Police Emergency Squad members and Sailors killed aboard USS COLE. Members of the Emergency Squad, some retired and others former Marines, draped this Hag over the World Financial Center Building Number One a few clays after the attacks beneath a huge banner that read, United We Stand. 246