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President Barack Obama pauses for a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2009, with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The leaders were participating in a ceremony to honor the 184 victims killed when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon during a terrorist attack 8 years ago. White House photo by Pete Souza

Memorial Wreath

President Barack Obama pauses for a moment of silence after laying a wreath at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2009, with Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The leaders were participating in a ceremony to honor the 184 victims killed when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon during a terrorist attack 8 years ago. White House photo by Pete Souza

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