Addressing the troops and families of the 10th Mountain Division, and other members of the Fort Drum community, at Fort Drum, NY, July 19, 2002. The President acknowledged the Mountain Division's excellent work in Afghanistan.
Sitting in front of the rebuilt section of the Pentagon, service personnel and families listen to President Bush speak at the Pentagon Observance, September 11, 2002. "One year ago, men and women and children were killed here because they were Americans. And because this place is a symbol to the world of our country's might and resolve," said the President. "Today, we remember each life. We rededicate this proud symbol and we renew our commitment to win the war that began here." [Many Americans are unaware that infants and school children were among those killed on 9/11/01.]
Attending the Pentagon observance ceremony, President Bush and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld say the Pledge of Allegiance before speaking, September 11, 2002.