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WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2007 – Representatives of Fairfax County, Va., donated $100,000 today to help build the Pentagon Memorial that will honor the 184 people, including 20 county residents, killed during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the building. County Supervisor Penelope A. Gross presented the check that brings funds raised so far to more than $15 million, Pentagon Memorial Fund spokesman Jerry Mullins reported. The memorial fund committee’s goal is to raise $22 million to build and maintain the memorial. “This makes everyone excited,” Mullins said of Fairfax County’s gift. “We have a big team of folks...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2007 – When it is completed in about a year from now, the Pentagon Memorial will commemorate the sacrifice of not only the 184 victims who died here, but also those who perished at the other Sept. 11, 2001, attack sites in New York City and Pennsylvania, Deputy Secretary Gordon R. England said here today. Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England speaks at a ceremony held at the Pentagon Memorial site, Sept. 7, 2007, in honor of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack against the Pentagon. Defense Dept. photo by...

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2006 – 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. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks to the audience at the June 15 site dedication ceremony to mark the beginning of work on the Pentagon Memorial at the site where 184 innocent lives were lost when terrorist hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley, USN  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image...

Today the President attended the New U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab swearing in ceromony, signed S. 2803, the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, spoke at the Initiative for Global Development's 2006 National Summit, signed the Senate bill 193 for Broadcast Decency, attended a signing ceremony for the Establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Monument and accompanied by the First Lady attended the Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice met with Norway's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Store Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld spoke at the...

WASHINGTON, June 15, 2006 – A ceremony here today marking the start of construction for the Pentagon Memorial will provide "a reminder of why we all do what we do," the Joint Staff's deputy director for regional operations told Pentagon reporters yesterday. The dedication ceremony, set for 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, will honor those killed during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon, Army Brig. Gen. Carter Ham said during a Pentagon news briefing. "It's for those who were killed, and their families, that all of us privileged to wear the uniforms of our nation have pledged...

Pentagon Workers Enjoy Food, Raise Money for Memorial Fund By Kathleen T. RhemAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2004 -- Thousands of Pentagon employees stood in line Oct. 7 to enjoy fresh-grilled bratwursts and make donations to the fund-raiser to build a Sept. 11 memorial just outside the Pentagon. Johnsonville Sausage Company set up its "big taste grill" in the Pentagon's south parking lot, and volunteers from the company kept the charcoal going most of the day as they prepared sausages. Pentagon employees then purchased lunches, including a bratwurst sandwich, chips, soda and an ice cream bar, for...

Tennis Pro Donates Event Proceeds to Pentagon Memorial Fund By K.L. VantranAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2003 - Michele Heidenberger enjoyed tennis. The lead flight attendant on American Airlines Flight 77 and 183 others lost their lives when the hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001. In honor of her sister-in-law's memory and others who perished that fateful day, tennis pro Betsy Heidenberger donated the proceeds of a tennis tournament/silent auction to the Pentagon Memorial Fund here today. Heidenberger said she was unaware of the Pentagon Memorial Fund and efforts to raise funds for it...

Arlington Ceremony Honors Pentagon Victims By K.L. VantranAmerican Forces Press Service ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, Va., Sept. 11, 2003 – The morning sun glistened on the Vermont granite memorial group marker in Section 64 that bears the 184 names of those killed when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon two years ago. Beside it sat more than 400 gray steel folding chairs that row-by-row filled with family members of those who died that fateful morning. "We gather here today to honor the heroes who sleep in these hills and commemorate the second annual observance of Patriot Day," Defense Secretary Donald...

Remarks as delivered by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, The Pentagon, Washington, DC, Thursday, September 11, 2003. SPEAKER HASTERT: Thank you, Chaplain. It's a great honor for me to be here today. All of us reflect back at where we were and what we were doing two years ago this day. I remember after watching the first and second planes go into the world Trade Tower and getting that news and actually seeing the second plane on television, wondering what has happened, knowing that this was no accident, that -- what would happen next? And I was receiving...

By Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, Arlington, VA, Tuesday, September 9, 2003. Brigadier General Wilma Vaught,USAF (Ret.), President of WIMSA: It is an honor to introduce Dr. Paul Wolfowitz. You know, he really needs no introduction because he's on the front page of the paper most everyday. So we all ought to know who he is. He's the Deputy Secretary of Defense. And as a matter of fact, when I saw you last, I think you were in Iraq. So I'm glad to see that you're back safely and I just want you to know that I understand...

Victims of the September 11 attack on the Pentagon will be remembered outside the massive Defense Department headquarters by a grove of trees, 184 lighted pools and benches engraved with the name of those who died.Pentagon officials announced Monday that the memorial's design, by two New York architects, had been chosen from among more than 1,100 entries in a competition.The two acre memorial will be 165 feet from the Pentagon, near the spot where terrorists crashed a hijacked jetliner into the building.

Members of the D.C. Chapter of FreeRepublic.com stood vigil at the Pentagon Memorial on Saturday, March 16, 2002, from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m., as we paid our respects to those murdered on September 11 in the terrorist attacks. We also showed our continuing support for President Bush and the men and women in our armed forces as they conduct Operation Enduring Freedom. It was a cloudy day filled with intermittent rain. Luckily for us, the rain stopped while we were there tending to the memorial and talking to the many visitors who still flock to the hillside to spend...