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Senior Airmen Chris Jones, 14th Security Forces Squadron member, marches in the rain along Highway 84 near Jonesville, La., during the "Ruck March to Remember" commemorating the 10th Anniversary of 9/11. Beginning July 12, Air Force security forces members from 23 units nationwide have volunteered their own time to march 2,181 miles from the Air Force Security Forces Center in San Antonio, Texas past Shanksville, Penn.(where Flight 93 went down) to arrive Sept. 11 at Ground Zero in New York City, NY. (U.S. Air Force by Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick)
Airman 1st Class Anthony Wilson, 81st Security Forces Squadron, passes the Ruck March to Remember guidon to Airman 1st Class Christopher Herrera Ramirez, 14th Security Forces Squadron. The guidon is emblazoned with the Air Force security forces beret flash with the motto "Defensor Fortis" meaning "Defenders of the force." (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick).
Staff Sgt. Nicole Harris, 14th Security Forces Squadron, poses with retired Air Force master sergeant Kenny Johnson outside Pineville La. on July 25. Kenny Johnson said that during his time in the Air Force he was a security policeman, the predecessor to the security forces career field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick).
14th Security Forces members make their way up an entrance ramp to Lousianna 28 East on July 24 while being escorted by the Alexandria Police Department. Marches conquered many different types of terrain during their first day on the trek. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick).
The initial escort team of the Garden Parish Police Department and the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association trail behind members of the 14th Security Forces Squadron as they begin their 146 mile leg of the Ruck March to Remember on July 24. During their first day, the marchers were escorted by the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, Garden Parish Police, Alexandria Police and Pineville Police.(U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Chase Hedrick).