Capt. Kelly Schmader, commander of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment, delivers a message to service members during a memorial ceremony held at Kandahar Airfield. Sailors assigned to 30NCR and soldiers assigned to the 143D Expeditionary Sustainment Command, take time to honor those who lost their lives on Sept 11, 2001, and to pay tribute to the servicemen and women that have paid the ultimate sacrifice in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. 30NCR, homeported in Port Hueneme, Calif., and the 143d ESC, based in Orlando, Fla., are deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.