Senior Master Sgt. Jack Minaya speaks to Airmen attached to the 214th Reconnaissance Group during an observance of 9/11. Minaya, who recently was recognized as the Air National Guard’s Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year, is a native New Yorker who shared his personal memories about the terrorist attacks, and reminding his fellow Airmen their purpose in the war on terror. (U.S. National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Erich B. Smith)