9/11

Matthew Priest, center, assistant manager of the Fort Sill and Fort Gibson National Cemeteries, stands with cemetery volunteers following a ceremony remembering the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. KYLETTA RAY/LEDGER PHOTO

Matthew Priest, center, assistant manager of the Fort Sill and Fort Gibson National Cemeteries, stands with cemetery volunteers following a ceremony remembering the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. KYLETTA RAY/LEDGER PHOTO

Fort Sill National Cemetery director remembers Sept. 11 attacks

Eric Swanson
Thursday, September 16, 2021
FORT SILL NATIONAL CEMETERY — A small group of people listened Friday as Matthew Priest recounted his memories of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.   Priest, who serves as assistant manager of the Fort Sill and Fort Gibson National Cemeteries, was a fifth-grader 20 years ago.
This 3000-pound steel I-beam was once part of one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. Given to the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the interior floor brace serves as a solemn reminder of the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

This 3000-pound steel I-beam was once part of one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. Given to the General Tommy Franks Leadership Institute and Museum by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the interior floor brace serves as a solemn reminder of the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

Task Force Dagger exhibit chronicles U.S. actions after 9/11 attack

Curtis Awbrey – Editor
Monday, September 30, 2019
HOBART - A twisted and marred 3,000-pound steel I-beam – a floor brace from the World Trade Center – has sat quietly in a museum in southwestern Oklahoma since Sept. 11, 2016.
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