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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. Gates is hosting the ceremony dedicating the national memorial to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial consists of 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.

GATES SPEAKS AT DEDICATION

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks at the Pentagon Memorial Dedication Ceremony, Sept. 11, 2008. Gates is hosting the ceremony dedicating the national memorial to those killed at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The memorial consists of 184 inscribed memorial units honoring the 59 people aboard American Airlines Flight 77 and the 125 in the building who lost their lives that day.

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