World Trade Center steel arrives at Buckley Air Force Base

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Night falls silently on the pieces of the World Trade Center Aug. 7, 2011. Believed to be part of the top five floors of the North Tower of the WTC, pieces like this one have been distributed to all fifty states as well as seven countries to be used to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marcy Glass)

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World Trade Center pieces arrive at Buckley

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- An American flag drapes steel pieces of the World Trade Center Aug. 07, 2011. The pieces stopped overnight at Buckley AFB en route to downtown Denver, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kathrine McDowell)

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World Trade Center pieces arrive at Buckley

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. --Shown are more than 230,000 pounds of steel from the World Trade Center draped by an American flag here Aug. 7, 2011. These pieces will be used in memorials commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Phillip Houk)

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World Trade Center steel arrives at Buckley Air Force Base

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- An airman touches the World Trade Center pieces in remembrance Aug. 7, 2011. Having traveled from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the WTC pieces rest at Buckley Air Force Base before being moved to Denver for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marcy Glass)

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BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- A flatbed truck, carrying pieces of what is believed to be part of the top five floors of the World Trade Center North Tower, stopped overnight at Buckley AFB Aug. 7, 2011. Pieces like these have been stored in Hangar 17 at Kennedy International Airport in efforts by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to find final resting places for them in memorials across the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kathrine McDowell)

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World Trade Center pieces arrive at Buckley

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Shown are pieces of the World Trade Center on a flatbed truck Aug. 7, 2011. These pieces, which are believed to be from the top five floors of the North Tower, are part of a mass shipment arriving for more than fifteen communities across Colorado. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Phillip Houk)

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World Trade Center steel arrives at Buckley Air Force Base

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The sun sets on pieces of the World Trade Center Aug. 7, 2011. Buckley AFB provided a safe haven for the honored pieces on the journey to their final destination. These pieces will be distributed around Denver to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marcy Glass)

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World Trade Center pieces arrive at Buckley

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Staff Sgt. Brandon Mejia, 460th Security Forces Squadron, stands in front of pieces of the World Trade Center Aug. 7, 2011. The 230,000 pounds of rusted steel stopped at Buckley AFB overnight on its way to its final destination in downtown Denver, Colo. Mejia will keep vigil over the shipment until dawn. (U.S. Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kathrine McDowell)

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World Trade Center steel arrives at Buckley Air Force Base

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- A flag drapes pieces of steel from the top five floors of the World Trade Center Aug. 7, 2011. Resting at Buckley AFB, pieces from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey are being transported across the nation to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marcy Glass)

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World Trade Center steel arrives at Buckley Air Force Base

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Salvaged steel from the World Trade Center, with the word "SAVE" scrawled on it, rests on a flat bed truck Aug. 7, 2011. Awaiting it's final destinations, the rustic, twisted steel from the top five floors of the north tower will be distributed around Colorado. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Marcy Glass)

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World Trade Center pieces viewed at Buckley

Published Aug. 8, 2011
By 460th Space Wing Public Affairs

BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- From the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, five of sixteen pieces of the World Trade Center arrived at Buckley Air Force Base Sunday Aug. 7, 2011. Believed to be steel from the top five floors of the North Tower, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, have distributed pieces of the World Trade Center to fifty states and seven countries to be used to commerate the 10th anniversary of Sept, 11th.

World Trade Center steel arrives at Buckley Air Force Base

World Trade Center pieces arrive at Buckley

World Trade Center pieces arrive at Buckley

World Trade Center steel arrives at Buckley Air Force Base

World Trade Center pieces arrive at Buckley

World Trade Center pieces arrive at Buckley

World Trade Center steel arrives at Buckley Air Force Base

World Trade Center pieces arrive at Buckley

World Trade Center steel arrives at Buckley Air Force Base

World Trade Center steel arrives at Buckley Air Force Base