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Col. Brett Howard, Vice Wing Commander of the 920th Rescue Wing, speaks at a ceremony held at Memorial Plaza here June 25 to commemorate the 18-year anniversary of a terrorist bombing that claimed the lives of 19 Airmen, including 5 from the rescue family. The bombing took place June 6, 1996 at Khobar Towers, a housing complex at Dhahran Air Base, Saudi Arabia, when a truck bomb exploded outside an 8-story building where Airmen were staying. In addition to the 19 Airmen, nearly 500 people of varied nationalities were wounded. (courtesy photo/Malcolm Denemark-Florida Today)

Col. Brett Howard, 920th Rescue Wing vice commander, speaks during the Khobar Towers Remembrance Memorial Ceremony at the Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., Memorial Plaza here June 25. The 920th Rescue Wing hosted a ceremony to commemorate the 18-year anniversary of a terrorist bombing that claimed the lives of 19 Airmen, including five from the rescue family. (Courtesy photo/Malcolm Denemark of Florida Today)

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