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Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld delivers his remarks during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Pentagon Memorial on June 15, 2006. The Pentagon Memorial will commemorate the 184 people killed in the Pentagon and on American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001. Vice President of the Memorial Fund Rosemary Dillard and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, joined Rumsfeld for the ceremony.

Secretary Rumsfeld delivers his remarks during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Pentagon Memorial.

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld delivers his remarks during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Pentagon Memorial on June 15, 2006. The Pentagon Memorial will commemorate the 184 people killed in the Pentagon and on American Airlines Flight 77 on September 11, 2001. Vice President of the Memorial Fund Rosemary Dillard and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, joined Rumsfeld for the ceremony.

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