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No. 176-02 October 17, 2002
Pentagon Memorial Competition Briefing

The Pentagon Memorial competition entries selected as finalists will be announced at a press conference today at 1 p.m. EDT in the Pentagon briefing studio, room 2E781.

Media representatives who do not have a Pentagon building pass and wish to cover this event should arrive at the Pentagon's River Entrance security booth at 12 noon for an escort. The points of contact for this event are Mary Beth Thompson, (410) 962-2809, and Glenn Flood, (703) 695-6294.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is managing the memorial project on behalf of DoD. Additional information on the memorial may be found at http://pentagonmemorial.nab.usace.army.mil .