Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers rest in e shade of a M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and M105 trailer before going back inside e Pentagon to search for more bodies on September 12, 2001. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten e American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, en flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting e Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on e ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of e five rings in at section of e building. Firefighters fought...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers rest in the shade of a M1097 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and M105 trailer before going back inside the Pentagon to search for more bodies on September 12, 2001. The morning before, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then flew a circuitous route returning to Washington and impacting the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night.
Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE
Base: Pentagon
State: District Of Columbia (DC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: Paul Disney, CIV, USA
Release Status: Released to Public
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