Secretary Mullin Observes 25th Anniversary of 9/11 at Pentagon, Speaks at DHS Headquarters
WASHINGTON – To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin joined President Donald J. Trump at the Pentagon, then delivered remarks at the DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C.
In the morning, Secretary Mullin joined President Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and others in a memorial ceremony at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.
Later in the morning, Secretary Mullin returned to St. Elizabeths, the DHS headquarters in Washington, D.C., to deliver remarks at the dedication of Resilience Plaza. The Plaza features several artifacts from September 11th, including an upright trident beam from the World Trade Center in New York City and several pieces of limestone from the Pentagon. Secretary Mullin was joined by Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar, Under Secretary for Management Brian J. Cavanaugh, and other DHS personnel.
The presenting of the colors in front of the World Trade Center trident beam at Resilience Plaza
Under Secretary for Management Brian J. Cavanaugh (left), Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar (center), and Secretary Mullin during the ceremony
Deputy Secretary Edgar delivers remarks
Under Secretary Cavanaugh delivers remarks
Secretary Mullin delivers remarks
The crowd in attendance, with St. Elizabeths in the background
Secretary Mullin after the ceremony
“As Secretary of Homeland Security, I serve with true patriots. 270,000 of us at the Department of Homeland Security wake up every single morning defending our homeland, every day. From the Coast Guard to Customs and Border Protection, Homeland Security Investigations, CISA, and Secret Service, and all the other components we have, our mission is to make sure that something like 9/11 never happens again,” said Secretary Mullin. “As a nation, we’re all Americans. Just like 25 years ago when they attacked the Pentagon, when they attacked the Twin Towers, and when all of our lives changed. Everybody’s life changed that day. We all came together. That fight isn’t done. And it never will be.”
DHS was created in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, launching on March 1, 2003 after the Homeland Security Act of 2002 was signed into law.
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