NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — It was a rain or shine 9/11 remembrance ceremony by the piers at Naval Station Norfolk, as many sailors watched on during the misty, drizzly Thursday morning, with colors presented at the stairs before the N-26 flagpole on Gilbert Street.

Leading officers shared their stories about what it was like living through that day as news reports starting showing what happened to the Twin Towers in New York City. Most were unaware it was an outright attack until later in the day. The timeline of events, read aloud by chief selects, ringing the bell with each piece of that day.

"Let us never forget the lives lost, let us never forget the lessons we've learned," Capt. Ray Glenn told the sailors from the podium. "And let us never forget that freedom is not free, and that we enj

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