In a solemn ceremony under sunny skies, the ground that nearly five years ago was the scene of a catastrophic attack was today dedicated to the memory of those who were killed.
Senior Defense Department leaders, Cabinet members, members of Congress, family members, friends and Pentagon employees gathered for the ceremony to mark the start of construction on the Pentagon Memorial, which is being built at the place where hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
“We remember all who hallow this ground – the passengers of American Airlines Flight 77 and the men and women, military and civilian, who worked here and quietly and capably served their country,” Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said at the ceremony. “Today we claim this ground for them, for their families, and for the brave servicemen and women who have volunteered to go out to meet our nation’s enemies and to keep our country safe.”
There’s more at DefenseLINK.
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