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Naval Air Station Sigonella remembers 9/11 with a memorial service on September 11, 2020.
n September 11, 2020, Service members from Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella and Italian nationals participated in an annual ceremony in Nissoria, Italy, to commemorate the terrorist attacks 19 years ago. On September 11, 2001, four consecutive terrorist attacks by the terrorist organization al-Qaeda killed nearly 3,000 people and injured another 25,000. Hijacked planes felled the iconic Twin Towers in New York City and also damaged the western side of the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. “The attacks were one of the most horrible things to have happened in recent history,” said Armando Glorioso, mayor of Nissoria. “I couldn’t believe my eyes. I thought I was watching a movie.” Vincenzo Di Fazio and Salvatore Lopez, two men from Nissoria, lost their lives that day at the World Trade Center. “I took it very personally because Vincenzo and Salvatore were relatives of mine,” said Mario Chiara, a Sicilian-American. “My brother also worked on
