Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta
will host a remembrance event at approximately 9:30 a.m. EDT on Sept. 11, at
the Pentagon Memorial to honor the memory of those killed at the Pentagon in
the 2001 terrorist attack. This is an
event for the family members of those lost in the terrorist attack and is not
open to the general public. The
remembrance includes a wreath laying, a moment of silence, music and official
remarks from Secretary Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.
Martin E. Dempsey.
Media coverage of this event is limited
to pre-determined pool coverage.
Opened on Sept. 11, 2008, the Pentagon
Memorial is the first dedicated national commemorative to honor those killed
during the 2001 terrorist attacks. The
Pentagon Memorial consists of 184 individual memorial units honoring the 59
people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the Pentagon who lost
their lives at 9:37 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001.
For more information on the Pentagon Memorial, please visit
http://www.whs.mil/memorial .
This event will be televised and
streamed live via the Pentagon Channel and http://www.pentagonchannel.mil .
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