{"id":2028016,"date":"2023-09-11T13:38:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-honors-victims-of-9-11-on-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T17:40:42","slug":"pentagon-honors-victims-of-9-11-on-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-honors-victims-of-9-11-on-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon pays tribute to 9\/11 victims."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-honors-victims-of-9-11-on-anniversary%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2028016&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Department of \u2063Defense Commemorates the 22nd Anniversary\u200c of\u200c 9\/11<\/h2>\n<p>The Department of Defense held a solemn\u200c ceremony on Monday morning to mark the 22nd anniversary of the\u200b tragic 9\/11 terror attacks. This day serves as a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/homeless-man-accused-of-setting-249-year-old-san-gabriel-mission-on-fire-pleads-not-guilty\/\" title=\"Homeless Man Accused Of Setting 249-Year-Old San Gabriel Mission On Fire Pleads Not Guilty\">painful reminder<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-biden-tells-turkish-president-erdogan-he-will-recognize-armenian-genocide\/\" title=\"Report: Biden Tells Turkish President Erdogan He Will Recognize Armenian Genocide\">devastating event<\/a> that \u2064unfolded \u2063when American Airlines Flight 77\u200c crashed into the \u2063southwest corner\u200b of\u2062 the\u200c Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>On that fateful\u200d day, September \u200b11, 2001, the hijacker&#8217;s actions claimed \u2062the lives of 184 individuals, including \u2064those aboard\u200d the \u2064plane \u200cand many others within the\u2064 damaged building.\u2064 Although the side\u200d of the Pentagon that was impacted \u200dhas been rebuilt, the tradition \u2064of \u2063unfurling \u2064a large American \u2064flag off the building&#8217;s side continues every year, reminiscent of the garrison\u2064 flag displayed in the aftermath of the attacks.<\/p>\n<h3>Remembering the Fallen<\/h3>\n<p>During\u200c the ceremony, \u2063Secretary\u2063 of Defense Lloyd Austin delivered a heartfelt message,\u200b acknowledging the\u200c difficulty of this day \u2064and the\u2063 enduring pain it brings. He emphasized that the men and women of the Department of Defense will always remember the \u200cevents \u2064of September 11, \u200b2001,\u2063 even as\u2064 time \u200bpasses and the \u2064world moves forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sept. 11 made \u200bAmerica a nation at war. And \u200chundreds \u2063of thousands stepped \u2063up to serve our country in uniform. \u200bThe wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have\u200d come to\u200b a close. But\u2063 we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-sends-letter-to-members-outlining-americas-declining-condition-under-biden-democrats\/\" title=\"Kevin McCarthy Sends Letter To Members Outlining America\u2019s Declining Condition Under Biden, Democrats\">remain relentlessly focused<\/a> on combating \u200bterrorist threats \u2064to \u200bAmerica,&#8221; Secretary Austin stated.<\/p>\n<p>All \u2063184 names of the victims were read aloud during the ceremony, ensuring that each individual&#8217;s memory was honored \u200cand cherished.<\/p>\n<h3>A Memorial of Remembrance<\/h3>\n<p>The Pentagon houses\u2064 a dedicated memorial to honor those who lost their lives \u2064in the \u200battack. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-honors-victims-of-9-11-on-anniversary\/\" title=\"Pentagon pays tribute to 9\/11 victims.\">memorial features benches \u200cdedicated<\/a> to each victim, arranged according \u2063to\u2063 their ages. Each bench \u200dincludes a small reflective pool that illuminates in the evenings, creating\u2064 a\u2064 serene atmosphere. The positioning of the benches distinguishes\u2064 between the victims on the plane and those inside the building, paying\u2064 tribute to their unique stories.<\/p>\n<h3>Continuing the Tribute<\/h3>\n<p>Later in the day, Secretary Austin\u200c and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will join \u200bfirst\u2062 lady\u2064 Jill Biden in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-odonnell-one-hundred-years-ago-america-established-a-sacred-memorial-the-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier\/\" title=\"Exclusive--O'Donnell: One Hundred Years Ago America Established A Sacred Memorial: The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier\">wreath-laying ceremony<\/a> at the National 9\/11\u2063 Pentagon Memorial\u2064 in \u200bArlington,\u2064 Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>While President \u200bJoe\u200b Biden, who is\u200b returning from an \u200coverseas trip, will \u2063not be \u2064present in Washington to honor the anniversary, he \u2062will deliver remarks\u200c in \u200dAnchorage, Alaska. It&#8217;s important \u2062to note that previous presidents have \u2062also chosen not to attend the ceremony \u2064in New York,\u2063 opting to visit other\u200d 9\/11 sites or\u200c address the nation from the \u200dWhite House lawn.<\/p>\n<p>Today, as we remember the lives lost\u2062 and\u2062 the resilience \u200cof our \u200cnation, let us stand united in\u2063 our commitment to combatting terrorism and \u2063ensuring that the memory of 9\/11 remains etched in our hearts forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the 22nd anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks, the Department of Defense conducted a ceremony to remember the tragic event. American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon, claiming the lives of 184 individuals, including those on board the plane and numerous others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2028017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2028016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2028016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2028016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2028017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2028016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2028016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2028016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}