The Pentagon
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The Pentagon is the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerate
A view of the Pentagon from above the Potomac River in 2018
A view of the Pentagon from the south in September 2007
The main Navy Building (foreground) and the Munitions Building were temporary structures built during World War I on the National Mall. The Department of War was headquartered in the Munitions Building for several years before moving into the Pentagon.
The Hall of Heroes on the Pentagon's main concourse
American Airlines Flight 77
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American Airlines Flight 77 was a scheduled domestic transcontinental passenger flight from Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia to Los Angeles International Airport. The Boeing 757 aircr
The Pentagon
…as well as about 3,000 non-defense support personnel. In 2001, the Pentagon was damaged during the September 11 attacks. Five al-Qaeda hijackers flew American Airlines Flight 77 into the western side of the building, killing themselves and 184 other people, including 59 on the airplane and 125 in the Pentagon. It was the first…
N644AA, the aircraft involved in the hijacking, seen in 2000
Debris from Flight 77 scattered near the Pentagon
A fire at the Pentagon, with police and EMS in the foreground
Aerial view of the collapsed area and subsequent fire damage