Pentagon Memorial Dedication

By Defense DepartmentSeptember 11, 2008

PENTAGON MEMORIAL DEDICATION
1 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The official party and audience sing "God Bless America" at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscrib... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
FIRST RESPONDERS
2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A military bugler plays as first responders salute atop the Pentagon during the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008, at the spot where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building on Sept. 11, 2001, killing 59 people aboard... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
WREATH PRESENTATION
3 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Members of a joint service honor guard carry a wreath toward the Pentagon Memorial Sept. 11, 2008, during its dedication ceremony. The memorial consists of 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
UNVEILING
4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The official party watches as the first inscribed memorial unit is unveiled at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribe... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
HEALING VOLUNTEER
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FLAG DEDICATION
6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Army Pfc. Mohamed Mustafa, Virginia Army National Guard soldier and George Mason University Reserve Officers Training Corps cadet, participates in an American flag dedication at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Sept. 10, 2008. The dedication was hea... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
9/11 REMEMBERED
7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – The sun rises over the main stage before the start of the Pentagon Memorial dedication ceremony Sept. 11, 2008. The national memorial is the first to be dedicated to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The site contains 184 inscribed memo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
LEADERS PAY HOMAGE
8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Donald Rumsfeld, former defense secretary, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, President George W. Bush and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen stand as the national anthem plays at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremon... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL