Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Austin, Brown Participate in 9/11 Ceremony Defense.gov Sept. 11, 2024 | 01:03:13 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., speak at a ceremony honoring the 184 lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon. The event is being held at the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.