| Pentagon Command Center Recalls 9/11 |
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2006 — Sept. 11, 2001, started beautifully. But by 10 a.m., the clear blue skies were marred by black smoke rising above horrific scenes of death and destruction. | Story | |
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| Gordon England |
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| Terrorist Attack Changed America Forever |
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2006 — Five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England views them over the course of three distinct days he said forever changed America: one day the country celebrated its greatness, the next, that greatness came under attack, and the third day, the nation began striking back. | Story | |
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| Peter Pace |
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| Shock, Anger Gave Way to Resolve |
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2006 — It was an “eerie feeling” returning to the United States after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace. Pace had just been confirmed as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was in Bogota, Colombia, when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. | Story | |
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| Edmund G. Giambastiani |
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| 9/11 Showed Importance of Transformation |
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2006 – Adm. Edmund G. Giambastiani Jr., the most senior military officer serving in the Pentagon today who was present during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, recalls the painful irony of the day. | Story | |
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| Richard Myers |
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| Former Chairman Remembers Attacks |
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2006 — Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers was visiting senators on Capitol Hill, Sept. 11, 2001, when he first heard of a plane hitting the World Trade Center. The first reports called the strike a probable accident by a small plane, so Myers, now retired, went on with his appointments. | Story | |
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| Timothy Keating |
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| Northern Command Chief Talks of 9/11 |
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| WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2006 — One result of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was the establishment of U.S. Northern Command to deal with threats aimed at the United States, the organization’s commander said here today.
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| William J. Gainey |
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| Attack Signaled an End of an Era |
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2006 — For the man who now serves as the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, watching the televised image of an airliner hitting the World Trade Center signaled the end of an era as the country was thrust into war. | Story | |
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| Rodney J. McKinley |
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2006 — Sept. 11, 2001, was an "incredible day" and one Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney McKinley said he'll never forget. It should also be a reminder to all Americans that we are a nation at war, he added. |
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| Michael Mullen |
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 WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2006 — Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Mullen said he often thinks of Sept. 11, 2001 - "the day the world turned upside down." The plane hit the Pentagon directly below his office. "It's a war that must be won and I am very much resolved to win it." |
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| DoD Servicemembers' Reflections |
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2006 — In a series of 60-second video spots, servicemembers share their memories of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks when airliners hit New York's World Trade Center, the Pentagon and went down in a field near Shanksville, Pa. |
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| Aerial view of the destruction caused when a hijacked commercial jetliner crashed into the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001. The terrorist attack which caused extensive damage to the Pentagon followed similar attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cedric H. Rudisill |
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| SURVIVORS |
| Debra Wagner |
| 'A Horrible Way to Start a Beautiful Morning' |
 WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2006 — Debra Wagner and her colleagues at the Pentagon got a phone call telling them to
turn on the television. There had been a terrible "accident" in New York City. | Story | |
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| José Rojas |
| 'All I Could See Was a Big Ball of Flames' |
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2006 — When José Rojas went to pull a badly burned woman from a Pentagon window after Islamic extremists drove a commercial airliner headlong into the building, her skin came right off in his hands. | Story | |
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| Fire and rescue workers unfurl a huge American flag over the side of the Pentagon during rescue and recovery efforts following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. A hijacked commercial airliner, originating from Washington D.C.'s Dulles airport, was flown into the southern side of the building. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass |
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| TRIBUTES |
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Members of the United States Transportation Command lead more than 1,700 military and civilian runners during a Scott Air Force Base, Ill. 2.1 mile group run Sept. 11, 2006. The early morning event was a prelude to a 9/11 remembrance held on the base parade field during which Gen. Norton Schwartz, commander, United States Transportation Command addressed the formation. Photo by Bob Fehringer, USTRANSCOM/PA
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| 'Human Flag’ Kicks Off Hampton Roads Event |
| VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Sept. 11, 2006 — Servicemembers from around the Hampton Roads, Va., area came together at Mount Trashmore Park to remember the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. | Story | |
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| Cyclists End Fifth 9/11 'Tour de Force' |
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2006 — On a day filled with events across the country commemorating the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a group of 94 bicyclists marked the occasion in their own way, by completing a 272-mile journey from Ground Zero in New York City to the Pentagon here. | Story | |
| • Navy Retiree Drives Mobile 9/11 Memorial |
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