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On Volume the 27 17th an- niversary of 9/11, ICE unveiled and dedicated the mu- seum-quality dis- play comprising the items on loan. September 2018 Edition The exhibit is not open to the public, but situated in the Potomac Center (For ICE employees, the prevention of another 9/11 is the reason many go to work each day. The North lobby of ICE very existence of DHS, and ICE, is the result of the worst terrorist attack on American soil. Hear personal stories from ICE employees of how 9/11 affected their lives.) headquarters in Washington, D.C., Scott, a customs agent assigned to 6 where it is visible to the ICE workforce WTC, and his team were in the field whenever they enter and exit the building. The memorial display consists of four custom-built, archival display cases and an archival, custom-framed Unit- ed States flag that was recovered by ICE Homeland Security Investi- gations (HSI) Special Agent Scott Brown, a U.S. Customs agent at that time, from offices inside 6 World Trade Center (WTC), which was home to the U.S. Customs Agency’s New York Custom House. when the American Airlines Boeing 767 loaded with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel crashed into the North Tow- er of the World Trade Center in New York City. Media word of the second plane, United Airlines Flight 175, flying into the South Tower, brought the nation to a shocked standstill, followed by desperate attempts of family members trying to reach their loved ones by phone in Manhattan. “A real challenge of the day was commu- nication,” explained Scott who was battling Scott participated in the ICE unveiling with his cell phone and radio to make con- and dedication ceremony on Tuesday, and tact with and account for each member of shared his story of that fateful day. his team. 15