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During ceremonies dedicating the Pentagon Memorial, representatives of police and firefighting units who were the first to respond to the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, stand at the top of a large American flag suspended from the roof of the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2008, just as they stood seven years earlier. DoD photo by R. D. Ward

Standing Tall

During ceremonies dedicating the Pentagon Memorial, representatives of police and firefighting units who were the first to respond to the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, stand at the top of a large American flag suspended from the roof of the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2008, just as they stood seven years earlier. DoD photo by R. D. Ward

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