Gen. Milley honors US troops who served in Afghanistan, 9/11 victims: 'Your sacrifice was not in vain'
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Gen. Mark Milley honored the 20-year anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks Saturday, reflecting on the sacrifices made in response to the deadly day and assuring Americans “your sacrifice was not in vain.”
The general reflected on the U.S. War on Terror that has since ensued and acknowledged that the U.S. faces the same threats from extremism today, as it did 20 years ago. "All of the values and principles embedded in our Constitution and made real in our daily lives were paid for with the blood of the fallen on this place at 9:37 a.m. on September 11, 2001," the general said speaking from the memorial of where a plane left a gaping hole after it struck the Pentagon.More Related News