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Firefighters work to put out flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out flames moments after a hijacked jetliner ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

P7079-10 - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

P7079-10 - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

President George W. Bush talks on the telephone Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, as senior staff huddle in his office aboard Air Force One. Photo by Eric Draper, Courtesy of the George W. Bush Presidential Library

A view of the damage done to the Western ring of the Pentagon Building as firefighters conduct rescue operation, hours after American Airlines Fight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building, during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image)

A view of the damage done to the Western ring of the Pentagon Building...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Firefighters struggle to contain the fire after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200 crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. The Pentagon attack followed a similar attack, two hijacked passenger planes flown into the twin towers of the New York World Trade Center, on the same day, in what is being called the worst terrorist attack in history

Firefighters struggle to contain the fire after the hijacked American ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Show... More

Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers make their way through the wreckage between the rings inside the Pentagon. The morning of September 11th, 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 deliberately impacted 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. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin tos of the World Trade Center (WTC)...

Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) engineers make their way through the wreckage between ... More

911: President George W. Bush Talks on the Telephone aboard Air Force One, 09/11/2001.

911: President George W. Bush Talks on the Telephone aboard Air Force ...

Original Caption: .After departing Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska for Washington, D.C. Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, President George W. Bush talks on the phone with Vice President Dick Cheney from Air Force One.... More

911: President George W. Bush Confers with Andy Card aboard Air Force One, 09/11/2001.

911: President George W. Bush Confers with Andy Card aboard Air Force ...

Original Caption: President George W. Bush confers with White House Chief of Staff Andy Card in the President's stateroom aboard Air Force One...U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: P7067-32..Created By: P... More

A wreath placed on the Fort Bragg Main Post Parade

A wreath placed on the Fort Bragg Main Post Parade

A wreath placed on the Fort Bragg Main Post Parade Field during the Fort Bragg 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Fort Bragg, N.C. Sept. 11, 2019. The Ceremony featured guest speakers Major Gen. Brian J. McKiernan, D... More

Pentagon Honors Victims of 9/11 Attacks

Pentagon Honors Victims of 9/11 Attacks

Roses are placed on a bench at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, on the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Pilot Maj. Wyck Furcron, with the 121st Fighter Squadron,

Pilot Maj. Wyck Furcron, with the 121st Fighter Squadron,

Pilot Maj. Wyck Furcron, with the 121st Fighter Squadron, sprints to the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft, quickly donning his flight equipment in response to a real-world red alarm scramble March 14. The 113th Wi... More

Honolulu resident Karl Steininger waits as dignitaries

Honolulu resident Karl Steininger waits as dignitaries

Honolulu resident Karl Steininger waits as dignitaries head into the street to lead the procession during the 10th annual Mayor’s Remembrance Walk, Sept. 6, 2015. Steininger, who currently works for the Honolul... More

A Fort Bragg Color Guard presents the flags during

A Fort Bragg Color Guard presents the flags during

A Fort Bragg Color Guard presents the flags during the Fort Bragg 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Fort Bragg, N.C. Sept. 11, 2019. The ceremony featured guest speakers Major Gen. Brian J. McKiernan, Deputy Command... More

Smoke billows over the Pentagon from its Helicopter Landing Pad side at about 10 A.M. on September 11, 2001, following a suspected terrorist crash of a commercial airliner into the building

Smoke billows over the Pentagon from its Helicopter Landing Pad side a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DoD Scene Camera Operator: Gerald... More

Firefighters and Department of Defense employee's organize a group to go in and find survivors moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters and Department of Defense employee's organize a group to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

A helicopter flies over the area as smoke pours from the southwest corner of the Pentagon Building located in Washington, District of Columbia (DC), minutes after a hijacked airliner crashed into the southwest corner of the building, during the 9/11 terrorists attacks

A helicopter flies over the area as smoke pours from the southwest cor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Mark D. Faram, USN Release Status: ... More

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry render honors as fire fighters and rescue workers unfurl a huge American flag over the side of the Pentagon as rescue and recovery efforts continued following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. The flag, a garrison flag, sent from the US Army Band at nearby Fort Myer, Virginia, is the largest authorized (20 x 38) flag for the military. Shortly after 8 AM on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200, from Dulles International Airport just outside Washington DC. About 9:30 AM they flew the aircraft and 64 ...

Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry render honors as fire fighters and resc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry render honors as fire fighters and rescue workers unfurl a huge American flag over the side of t... More

Aerial view of the Pentagon Building located in Washington, District of Columbia (DC), showing emergency crews responding to the destruction caused when a high-jacked commercial jetliner crashed into the southwest corner of the building, during the 9/11 terrorists attacks

Aerial view of the Pentagon Building located in Washington, District o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Cedric H. Rudisill, USAF Release S... More

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" fold a large (28x30 foot) American Flag after lowering it from the damaged west wall of the Pentagon Building in Washington D.C. The flag has hung on the wall since the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The Pentagon Building was damaged on 09/11/2001 when five members of the Al-Qaida terrorist group hijacked American airlines flight 77, a Boeing 757-200 commercial jetliner and crashed the aircraft into the Pentagon Building, killing themselves and all 64 passenger on board

US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 3rd United States Infantry Regi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW Scene Camera Operator: Chuck Ph... More

911: President George W. Bush Watches Television Coverage of Terrorist Attacks, 09/11/2001.

911: President George W. Bush Watches Television Coverage of Terrorist...

Original Caption: President George W. Bush watches television coverage of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, from his office aboard Air Force One. ..U.S. National Archives... More

911: President George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney in President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC), 09/11/2001.

911: President George W. Bush and Vice President Cheney in President's...

Original Caption: President George W. Bush talks with Vice President Dick Cheney in the President's Emergency Operations Center Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, after returning to the White House from Offutt Air Force ... More

Members from the Tucson Highlanders Pipes and Drums

Members from the Tucson Highlanders Pipes and Drums

Members from the Tucson Highlanders Pipes and Drums Scottish Pipe Band performs during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony held at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Sept. 9, 2016. The band played “Amazing Grace” to ... More

First responders search for survivors at Ground Zero,

First responders search for survivors at Ground Zero,

First responders search for survivors at Ground Zero, New York City, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2001. On Sept. 11, 2001, four coordinated terrorist attacks were carried out in the United States using U.S. passenger airlin... More

A Soldiers with the 50th Main Support Battalion, New

A Soldiers with the 50th Main Support Battalion, New

A Soldiers with the 50th Main Support Battalion, New Jersey Army National Guard, answers a driver's questions near the George Washington Bridge, Fort Lee, N.J., Dec. 18, 2001. The Soldiers were mobilized in sup... More

President Donald Trump greeting family and survivors

President Donald Trump greeting family and survivors

President Donald Trump greeting family and survivors at the 9/11 Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 11, 2017. U.S. Army photo illustration by Daniel Torok (This photo used dodging and burning techniques and... More

Joseph Curry, Deputy CHIEF, New York Fire Department, barks orders to rescue teams as firefighters and rescue teams search for survivors through the rubble and debris of the World Trade Centers in New York City in the area known as Ground Zero, after the 9/11 terrorists attacks

Joseph Curry, Deputy CHIEF, New York Fire Department, barks orders to ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Preston Keres, USN Release Status: Released to ... More

New York, N.Y., Sep. 14, 2001 -- New York City firefighters and emergency personnel conduct response operations at Ground Zero following the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001

New York, N.Y., Sep. 14, 2001 -- New York City firefighters and emerge...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2001-09-14 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Dana Trytten City/State: New York, NY Disasters: New York Terrorist Attack (DR-1391) Disaster Types: Terro... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Civilian emergency equipment and helicopters gather at the Helicopter Landing Pad side of the Pentagon where a suspected terrorist crash of a commercial airliner into the building. Various fire departments rushed to the scene to quell the flames as thick smoke billows over the structure

Civilian emergency equipment and helicopters gather at the Helicopter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DoD Scene Camera Operator: Gerald... More

The Pentagon, Washington DC, western wall damage after 911 attack, viewed from I-395

The Pentagon, Washington DC, western wall damage after 911 attack, vie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tracy Reisinger, USAF Release Stat... More

An aerial view of the destruction at the Pentagon cause by a terrorist attack. The morning of September 11th, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a terrorist group of funamentalist Muslims, hijacke American Airlines Flight 77, then eliberately impacte the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboar an 125 people on the groun. The impact estroye or amage four of the five rings in that section of the builing. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. The Pentagon was the thir target by four hijacke aircraft, the twin towers of the Worl Trae Center (WTC) were the other targets, an one unknown when the passengers brought the aircraft...

An aerial view of the destruction at the Pentagon cause by a terrorist...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An aerial view of the destruction at the Pentagon caused by a terrorist attack. The morning of September 11th, in an attempt to ... More

Family members visit the Pentagon on September 15th, to see where their loved ones perished there in a terrorist attack. The morning of September 11th, 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 deliberately impacted 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

Family members visit the Pentagon on September 15th, to see where thei...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: S... More

9/11 Remembrance - A fireman's helmet and a bell on a table

9/11 Remembrance - A fireman's helmet and a bell on a table

A table is set up with a helmet, axe, pick and bell in preparation for an annual 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Sept. 10, 2020. The annual ceremony is held in remem... More

As a sign of respect and discipline, Polish army cadets

As a sign of respect and discipline, Polish army cadets

As a sign of respect and discipline, Polish army cadets of Kalisz Pomorskie Secondary School stand in formation during a ceremony honoring the victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks in Kalisz Pomorskie, Poland, Sept... More

Community members honor those lost during the attacks

Community members honor those lost during the attacks

Community members honor those lost during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, during a remembrance ceremony Sept. 11, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Springfield, Massachusetts. Military members, first responders, and p... More

Lt. j.g. Weston Floyd  observes Seaman Andrew Kashian

Lt. j.g. Weston Floyd observes Seaman Andrew Kashian

Lt. j.g. Weston Floyd observes Seaman Andrew Kashian and Gunner's Mate Seaman Apprentice Krystal Bocanegra conduct morning colors while aboard the Pearl Harbor-based guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton ... More

190904-N-YG104-0032 NEW YORK (Sept. 4, 2019) A white

190904-N-YG104-0032 NEW YORK (Sept. 4, 2019) A white

190904-N-YG104-0032 NEW YORK (Sept. 4, 2019) A white rose rose is placed on the 9/11 Memorial pools at the names of the victims whose birthdays would have been celebrated on that day. The National September 11 ... More

The U.S. Flag is raised and lowered during a National

The U.S. Flag is raised and lowered during a National

The U.S. Flag is raised and lowered during a National Day of Service and Remembrance ceremony at RAF Alconbury, England on Sept. 11, 2018. The ceremony was conducted as a tribute to the victims of the terrorist... More

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni service members

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni service members

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni service members and residents participate in an annual 9/11 memorial stair climb at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 7, 2018. Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting hosted the event ... More

A view of the damage done to the Western Ring of the Pentagon Building after American Airlines Flight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building

A view of the damage done to the Western Ring of the Pentagon Building...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: J Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Bob Ho... More

Two Washington, District of Columbia (DC) area firefighters stand in a debris-littered parking area and watch heavy smoke and flames rise out of the severely damaged Western Wing of the Pentagon. Terrorists caused this damage after they hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and flew it into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001

Two Washington, District of Columbia (DC) area firefighters stand in a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Paul Disney, CIV, USA Release Status: R... More

A section of the Pentagon lies in ruins following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack. 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 deliberately impacted 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

A section of the Pentagon lies in ruins following the September 11, 20...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

911:  President George W. Bush Visits Pentagon

911: President George W. Bush Visits Pentagon

Original caption: President George W. Bush greets rescue workers, firefighters and military personnel while surveying damage caused by the previous day's terrorist attacks on the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia... More

Recovery efforts continue at the Pentagon on September 13, 2001. The morning of September 11th, 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 deliberately impacted 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. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) were the other targets, and one unknown when the passengers brought the aircraft down in a...

Recovery efforts continue at the Pentagon on September 13, 2001. The m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Recovery efforts continue at the Pentagon on September 13, 2001. The morning of September 11th, in an attempt to frighten the Am... More

911: New York City Views, 09/11/2001.

911: New York City Views, 09/11/2001.

Original Caption: Smoke rises from the site of the World Trade Center Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. ..U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: P7127-23..Created By: President (2001-2009 : Bush). Office of Managem... More

911: President George W. Bush and Address to the Nation, 09/11/2001.

911: President George W. Bush and Address to the Nation, 09/11/2001.

Original Caption: President George W. Bush delivers his Address to the Nation Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, from the Oval Office. ..U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: P7132-14..Created By: President (2001-2... More

Patriot Day 9/11 graphic

Patriot Day 9/11 graphic

Patriot Day on 9/11 is known for honoring the memory of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Each year, in the USA dedicates this day to remembering those who di... More

We will never forget, US Marine Corps Photo

We will never forget, US Marine Corps Photo

Photo illustration reads, “WE WILL NEVER FORGET— Sept. 11, 2001 was the day the twin towers of Manhattan’s World Trade Center were attacked. The towers collapsed within two hours after being struck by two highj... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Almanzar-Harper,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Almanzar-Harper,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Almanzar-Harper, 31st Secruity Forces Squadron defender, holds the U.S. flag during a 9/11 ceremony Sept. 11, 2015, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The ceremony was held to comm... More

Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard stand

Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard stand

Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard stand in front of ground zero. 19 years have passed since the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, and four Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard ... More

Hispanic Heritage Month: Sgt. 1st Class Luis Quiñones

Hispanic Heritage Month: Sgt. 1st Class Luis Quiñones

The Army prides itself on the diversity of our nations finest Soldiers. National Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the contributions, cultures and values of Hispanic American Soldiers who protect our nation. T... More

Shot of the wreckage after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Shot of the wreckage after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentag...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Shot of a pole along the highway was knocked down after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Shot of a pole along the highway was knocked down after a hijacked jet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, leads Sen. Carl Levin (left), D-Mich., and Sen. John Warner (right), R-Va., to the crash scene at the Pentagon heliport, Washington, D.C., on Sep. 11, 2001.(DoD photo by Helene C. Stikkel)  (Released)

The Honorable Donald H. Rumsfeld (center), U.S. Secretary of Defense, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Helene C. Stikkel, CIV. Release Status:... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames after a hijacked jetliner cras...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

A portion of the Pentagon's collapsed outer western ring is clearly seen the day after American Airlines Flight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building

A portion of the Pentagon's collapsed outer western ring is clearly se...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DOD Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Robe... More

An aerial view, two days later, of the impact point on the Pentagon where the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200 entered, breaking up in the process. Shortly after 8 AM on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims, hijacked Flight 77 from Dulles International Airport just outside Washington DC. About 9:30 AM they flew the aircraft and 64 passengers into the side of the Pentagon. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five "rings," in that section, that circle the building. That section of the Pentagon was in the finishing stages of a renovation program to re-enforce and ...

An aerial view, two days later, of the impact point on the Pentagon wh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An aerial view, two days later, of the impact point on the Pentagon where the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 75... More

911: President George W. Bush aboard Air Force One, 09/11/2001.

911: President George W. Bush aboard Air Force One, 09/11/2001.

Original Caption: President George W. Bush speaks with Ari Fleischer, left, and Karl Rove aboard Air Force One during the flight from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska to Andrews Air Force Base...U.S. National... More

190904-N-YG104-0045 NEW YORK (Sept. 4, 2019) "The Statue

190904-N-YG104-0045 NEW YORK (Sept. 4, 2019) "The Statue

190904-N-YG104-0045 NEW YORK (Sept. 4, 2019) "The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The statue overlooks the New York Harbor and former site... More

The Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet,

The Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet,

The Commander, Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Chiefs Mess and chief selectees lead a commemoration of the Oct. 12, 2000, attack on USS Cole (DDG 67) and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the Wo... More

Fire trucks and emergency vehicles are parked near the Western ring of the Pentagon Building as firefighters conduct rescue operation hours after American Airlines Fight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building, during the September 11, 2001 attacks

Fire trucks and emergency vehicles are parked near the Western ring of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

A picture of the New York City skyline on the afternoon

A picture of the New York City skyline on the afternoon

A picture of the New York City skyline on the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001.

Onlookers watch in amazement, as firefighters struggle to contain the fire, after the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. (U.S. Army photo by Paul Disney) (Released)

Onlookers watch in amazement, as firefighters struggle to contain the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Status: Released... More

911:  New York City Views - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

911: New York City Views - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photo...

Original caption: Smoke rises from the site of the World Trade Center. Photographs Related to the George W. Bush Administration

911:  President George W. Bush Visits Pentagon

911: President George W. Bush Visits Pentagon

Original caption: President George W. Bush delivers remarks in front of the damaged Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The President is accompanied by Karen Hughes, Counselor to the President, and Secretary of Defense ... More

911:  President George W. Bush at National Cathedral

911: President George W. Bush at National Cathedral

Original caption: President George W. Bush, Mrs. Laura Bush, Former President George H. W. Bush, Mrs. Barbara Bush, Former President Bill Clinton, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton, bow their hea... More

An aerial view, from the southeast, showing the level of the destruction at the Pentagon caused by a terrorist attack. The morning of September 11th, 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 deliberately impacted 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. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) were the other targets, and one unknown...

An aerial view, from the southeast, showing the level of the destructi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An aerial view, from the southeast, showing the level of the destruction at the Pentagon caused by a terrorist attack. The morni... More

US Pizza, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, proudly presents their mural of Uncle Sam flanked by WWI doughboys (right) and WWIIs Rosie the Riveter. Rosies collar button is altered with the number 911, the date of the terrorist attack against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon

US Pizza, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, proudly presents their mural of U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Smith State: Arkansas (AR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: ACC Scene Camera Operator: SMSGT Dennis L. Br... More

911: President George W. Bush Receives Information Regarding Terrorist Attacks, 09/11/2001.

911: President George W. Bush Receives Information Regarding Terrorist...

Original Caption: As Dan Bartlett, Deputy Assistant to the President, points to news footage of the World Trade Center, President George W. Bush gathers information about the terrorist attack from a classroom a... More

An American flag left at the National 9/11 Memorial

An American flag left at the National 9/11 Memorial

An American flag left at the National 9/11 Memorial blows in the wind Nov. 14. More than 25 Soldiers from units across Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., visited the memorial, honoring the lives lost Sept. 11, 2001,... More

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into the Pentagon at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

Firefighters work to put out the flames moments after a hijacked jetli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

View of the Pentagon from the Navy Annex minutes after a hijacked jetl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Status: Released... More

Injured victims of the 9/11 terrorists attack on the Pentagon Building in Washington, District of Columbia (DC) are loaded onto an ambulance, at the medical triage area, for transport to a local hospital

Injured victims of the 9/11 terrorists attack on the Pentagon Building...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Mark D. Faram, USN Release Status: ... More

Members of the Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) gather for final instructions before entering the Pentagon for a search for bodies on 12 September 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

Members of the Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: P... More

An overall aerial view, two days later, of the impact point on the Pentagon where the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200 entered, breaking up in the process. Shortly after 8 AM on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims, hijacked Flight 77 from Dulles International Airport just outside Washington DC. About 9:30 AM they flew the aircraft and 64 passengers into the side of the Pentagon. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five "rings," in that section, that circle the building. That section of the Pentagon was in the finishing stages of a renovation program to re-enforce...

An overall aerial view, two days later, of the impact point on the Pen...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An overall aerial view, two days later, of the impact point on the Pentagon where the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a B... More

As rescue and recovery operations continue, family members gather to visit the Pentagon on September 15th, to view area where their loved ones perished in a terrorist attack. Shortly after 8 AM on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200, from Dulles International Airport just outside Washington DC. About 9:30 AM they flew the aircraft and 64 passengers into the side of the Pentagon. The Pentagon attack followed a similar attack, two hijacked passenger planes flown into the twin towers of the New York World Trade Center, on the same day, in...

As rescue and recovery operations continue, family members gather to v...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: As rescue and recovery operations continue, family members gather to visit the Pentagon on September 15th, to view area where t... More

Pentagon Honors Victims of 9/11 Attacks

Pentagon Honors Victims of 9/11 Attacks

The National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial is seen on the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Pentagon Honors Victims of 9/11 Attacks

Pentagon Honors Victims of 9/11 Attacks

A wreath at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial honors the victims on the 19th anniversary of the attacks, Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Gunnery Sgt. Dean McCown, the 1st Marine Corps District's

Gunnery Sgt. Dean McCown, the 1st Marine Corps District's

Gunnery Sgt. Dean McCown, the 1st Marine Corps District's data chief, runs ahead of the formation to clear a path for the Marines to run through during the Tunnel to Towers run in Manhattan Sept. 29. Tunnel to... More

U.S. Air Force Junior ROTC Cadet Yasmin Moukadam salutes

U.S. Air Force Junior ROTC Cadet Yasmin Moukadam salutes

U.S. Air Force Junior ROTC Cadet Yasmin Moukadam salutes the U.S. flag during a September 11th Remembrance Ceremony at RAF Alconbury, England, Sept. 11, 2019. The ceremony was conducted as a tribute to the vict... More

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents take

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents take

Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents take part in the annual 9/11 memorial stair climb at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan Sept. 13, 2019. Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting hosted the event as a way to remember ... More

Two Firefighter take a brake near the Pentagon Building hours after American Airlines Fight 77 was piloted by terrorists into the building, during the September 11, 2001 attacks. (Substandard image)

Two Firefighter take a brake near the Pentagon Building hours after Am...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jim Watson, USN Release Status: Rel... More

View of Ground Zero, New York City, N.Y., Sept. 14,

View of Ground Zero, New York City, N.Y., Sept. 14,

View of Ground Zero, New York City, N.Y., Sept. 14, 2001. On Sept. 11, 2001, four coordinated terrorist attacks were carried out in the United States using U.S. passenger airliners with two of the attacks on On... More

Taking a deep draught of water, a rescue worker from the Montgomery County Maryland Fire & Rescue, takes a break at the heavily damaged Pentagon. Shortly after 8 AM on September 11, 2001 in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Islamic Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200, from Dulles International Airport just outside Washington DC. About 9:30 AM they flew the aircraft and 64 passengers into the side of the Pentagon. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five "rings" in that section that circle the building. That section of the Pentagon was in the finishing stages of a renovation program to ...

Taking a deep draught of water, a rescue worker from the Montgomery Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Taking a deep draught of water, a rescue worker from the Montgomery County Maryland Fire & Rescue, takes a break at the heavily... More

911:  Mrs. Laura  W. Bush Visits New York City Firehouse

911: Mrs. Laura W. Bush Visits New York City Firehouse

Original caption: Mrs. Laura Bush and Libby Pataki, wife of New York Governor George Pataki, place sunflowers at a memorial at Battalion 9 Firehouse in New York City, honoring the firefighters who died at the W... More

911:  President George W. Bush Visits New York City Firefighters

911: President George W. Bush Visits New York City Firefighters

Original caption: A helmet and flower sit atop a rack at New York City's Engine Co. 55 firehouse in New York City. Photographs Related to the George W. Bush Administration

911:  President George W. Bush with Karen Hughes

911: President George W. Bush with Karen Hughes

Original caption: President George W. Bush looks over a brief with Karen Hughes, Counselor to the President, in the Oval Office of the White House. Photographs Related to the George W. Bush Administration

Major General (MGEN) James T. Jackson (left), US Army (USA), Commander, USA Military District of Washington (MDW) look on as USA Soldiers assigned to the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" carry a folded large (28x30 foot) American Flag. The flag hung on the wall of the Pentagon Building in Washington, D. C. since the September 11th terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The Pentagon Building was damaged on 09/11/2001 when five members of the Al-Qaida terrorist group hijacked American airlines flight 77, a Boeing 757-200 commercial jetliner and crashed the aircraft into the Pentagon Building, killing themselves and all 64 passenger on board

Major General (MGEN) James T. Jackson (left), US Army (USA), Commander...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: MDW Scene Camera Operator: Chuck Ph... More

By a joint resolution approved Dec. 18, 2011, Congress

By a joint resolution approved Dec. 18, 2011, Congress

By a joint resolution approved Dec. 18, 2011, Congress designated Sept. 11 of each year as 'Patriot Day'. This Friday, Patriot Day, there will be a national moment of silence to pay tribute to the innocent vict... More

911: President George W. Bush in President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC), 09/11/2001.

911: President George W. Bush in President's Emergency Operations Cent...

Original Caption: Mrs. Laura Bush listens Tuesday, September 11, 2001, as President George W. Bush discusses the terrorist attacks with White House staff in the President's Emergency Operations Center. Also pic... More

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Smoke and flames rose over the Pentagon from the collapsed wall at about 10 A.M. September 11, 2001, following a suspected terrorist crash of a hijacked commercial airliner into the Helicopter Landing Pad side of the building

Smoke and flames rose over the Pentagon from the collapsed wall at abo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: DoD Scene Camera Operator: Gerald... More

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into building at approximately 0930 on September 11, 2001

The Pentagon in flames moments after a hijacked jetliner crashed into ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jason Ingersoll, Usmc Release Sta... More

Reshaped like soft plastic fire damaged windowpanes near the impact area show the intensity of the heat after a hijacked Boeing 757 hit the Pentagon. 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 it into the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. Firefighters fought the fire through the night

Reshaped like soft plastic fire damaged windowpanes near the impact ar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: M... More

An aerial view showing the level of the destruction at the Pentagon caused by a terrorist attack. The morning of September 11th, 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 deliberately impacted 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. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) were the other targets, and one unknown when the passengers...

An aerial view showing the level of the destruction at the Pentagon ca...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An aerial view showing the level of the destruction at the Pentagon caused by a terrorist attack. The morning of September 11th,... More

Patriot Day - Air National Guard photo

Patriot Day - Air National Guard photo

The American Flag is flown at half-staff between two steel beams at the Northwest Ohio 9/11 Memorial, located on the grounds of the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing. Uncovered from the rubble of the Wor... More

Members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM watch as Don Addy,

Members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM watch as Don Addy,

Members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM watch as Don Addy, chairman of the Colorado 30 Group, and Army Maj. Gen. Charles Luckey, NORAD and USNORTHCOM chief of staff, lay a wreath at the headquarters 9/11 memorial Sept.... More

A memorial is displayed on the wall outside of Ladder

A memorial is displayed on the wall outside of Ladder

A memorial is displayed on the wall outside of Ladder 10 located at the southwest corner of the World Trade Center. The sculpture honors the 343 New York firefighters who lost their lives in the attack on the W... More

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