From the Pentagon
On September 11, 2001 I watched a plume of smoke and fire rise above the Pentagon. Today, I went to see the place from whence the smoke had risen. Today, for the first time since 911 the Pentagon opened the impacted part of the building to the public - for one day.
The side of the Pentagon that was hit by the American Airlines Flight 77 jet has been completely rebuilt - except for one large scorched block that was left as a reminder. Inside, in part of the building that was destroyed, there's a non-denominational chapel and memorial. In the memorial room are the names of all the men, women and children that were killed - either in the Pentagon or on the hijacked plane that hit it. Fittingly, the names of the worthless zealots that hijacked the plane and murdered everyone else are not included.
I was in the Hart Senate office building next to the Capitol on the morning the jet slammed into the Pentagon. We were listening to Senator Don Nickles talk to our group when I noticed, from the large picture window overlooking the Washington Mall, the fire at the Pentagon across the Potomac River. Today, I walked around the Capitol and thought about the 184 innocent people killed at that instant four years ago tomorrow.
On September 11, 2001 I watched a plume of smoke and fire rise above the Pentagon. Today, I went to see the place from whence the smoke had risen. Today, for the first time since 911 the Pentagon opened the impacted part of the building to the public - for one day.
The side of the Pentagon that was hit by the American Airlines Flight 77 jet has been completely rebuilt - except for one large scorched block that was left as a reminder. Inside, in part of the building that was destroyed, there's a non-denominational chapel and memorial. In the memorial room are the names of all the men, women and children that were killed - either in the Pentagon or on the hijacked plane that hit it. Fittingly, the names of the worthless zealots that hijacked the plane and murdered everyone else are not included.
I was in the Hart Senate office building next to the Capitol on the morning the jet slammed into the Pentagon. We were listening to Senator Don Nickles talk to our group when I noticed, from the large picture window overlooking the Washington Mall, the fire at the Pentagon across the Potomac River. Today, I walked around the Capitol and thought about the 184 innocent people killed at that instant four years ago tomorrow.
posted by Kevcham at 5:51 PM
1 Comments:
I remember waiting to hear from you that day, knowing you were in Washington,but not knowing where.
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