Pentagon Memorial

On September 11, 2001, acts of terrorism took the lives of thousands at the World Trade Center in New York City, in a grassy field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon, including 184 people there. This ground is held in remembrance of those events, to honor the lives lost, their families, and all who sacrifice that others may live in freedom. It expresses enduring gratitude to the thousands of people from across the nation and around the world who contributed their time, resources, and energy to create the memorial, and it records its establishment by Act of Congress in December 2001, its groundbreaking on June 15, 2006, and its dedication on September 11, 2008.

Arlington, Virginia · United States