North Dakota National Guard
Pentagon Night After 9/11
The huge American flag visible to the right of the damaged area is the garrison flag sent from the US Army Band at nearby Fort Myer, Virginia. It is the largest authorized (20' x 38') flag for the military. 3rd Infantry soldiers and firefighters unfurled the flag over the side. Each night floodlights illuminated it. The impact area is where the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200, deliberately crashed into the building the day before. 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. (Department of Defense photo)
Pentagon Night After 9/11
The huge American flag visible to the right of the damaged area is the garrison flag sent from the US Army Band at nearby Fort Myer, Virginia. It is the largest authorized (20' x 38') flag for the military. 3rd Infantry soldiers and firefighters unfurled the flag over the side. Each night floodlights illuminated it. The impact area is where the hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, a Boeing 757-200, deliberately crashed into the building the day before. 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. (Department of Defense photo)