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9/11 Pentagon Memorial Renovations
DOD news ^ | 9/3/2021 | Terry Moon Cronk

Posted on 09/07/2021 3:43:53 AM PDT by sodpoodle

Since 2008, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial has been a solemn, quiet escape for mourners to pay their respects to those who died at the Pentagon at 9:37 a.m., Sept. 11, 2001, when terrorists flew American Airlines Flight 77 into the west side of the building, killing 184 people onboard and employees inside the U.S. military headquarters. The physical damage to the Pentagon was rebuilt in less than a year.

The memorial was closed Sept. 9, 2019, for renovations, and was scheduled to reopen in May 2020, but because of COVID-19 restrictions on the Pentagon Reservation and other factors, it is not yet open to the public, Sue Gough, DOD spokeswoman, said.

Experience: The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial The renovations, now complete, remedied recurring light-system failures in the pools under the memorial benches, where water seeped into the fixtures. The entire electrical system also was replaced, including all bench lighting and the electrical conduit that feeds power to the light fixtures.

The memorial comprises hallowed grounds sheltered from the hubbub of surrounding Washington, D.C. Each of the victims is honored with a memorial unit — a cantilevered bench, a lighted pool of flowing water and a permanent tribute by name. Each memorial bench is made of stainless steel, inlaid with granite.

Described as elegant and simple, the Pentagon Memorial displays a timeline of the victims' ages, spanning from the youngest victim, 3-year-old Dana Falkenberg, who was onboard Flight 77, to the eldest, John D. Yamnicky, 71, a Navy veteran, also on the flight that morning.

The memorial units are situated to distinguish those who were inside the Pentagon from those who were onboard Flight 77. At the 125 memorials honoring the victims inside the Pentagon, visitors see the victim's name and the Pentagon in the same view.

(Excerpt) Read more at defense.gov ...


TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: remembering
Photos at the link.

On that day, Iwas working in a physicians 3rd floor office on Pennsylvania Ave. DC. When the news broke, my co-workers and I ran to the windows. We saw the smoke rising from the Pentagon. I'll never forget that day.

1 posted on 09/07/2021 3:43:53 AM PDT by sodpoodle
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To: sodpoodle

On that day, a group of non-military civilians from other nations demonstrated that a foreign power can attack the political, military and economic centers of power of the strongest superpower on Earth.

They did not have F-15s or nuclear weapons.


2 posted on 09/07/2021 3:50:02 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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To: Erik Latranyi

No, like the highjackers subterfuge, they now enter teacher’s colleges.


3 posted on 09/07/2021 4:15:00 AM PDT by knarf (qa)
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To: sodpoodle

Thank you for posting this. I have never seen it, or anything like it, for that matter. I will have to think about what it is trying to say.

It would seem rude to sit on such a “bench” and the water would not be visible, anyway. It might be most impressive at night, when they are all lighted.


4 posted on 09/07/2021 4:21:44 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: sodpoodle

thanks for posting this. I’d never seen it before. A dignified memorial.


5 posted on 09/07/2021 6:31:47 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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To: sodpoodle

I’m waiting for the Biden administration to announce that 5 additional benches will be added with the names of the hijackers because they don’t want to appear to be racists for excluding those killed in the crash of the airliner.


6 posted on 09/07/2021 8:18:54 AM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Erik Latranyi

Deep state members (swamp) mum.


7 posted on 09/07/2021 8:52:56 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: sodpoodle

Good photos. Very glad you posted this.


8 posted on 09/07/2021 9:53:31 AM PDT by mairdie (Playlist of 9/11 news: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYTtL1FB2XCp81eCaDT6FPKsjiWEfNI-r)
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