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Watching Flight 77 Painting

This painting shows Alan Wallace near his firetruck as he sees American Airlines Flight 77 before it hit the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.

The Department of Defense provides the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.

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