On September 11, 2001, at 9:37 a.m., a hijacked Boeing 757 commercial airliner slammed into the west side of the Pentagon, just minutes after two airliners flew into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. The crash caused a raging fire and the eventual collapse of three of the Pentagon's five rings (in wedge 4 and 5). The building was evacuated while local Arlington and Fairfax County, VA, and Washington, DC, rescue and fire fighter crews arrived to rescue the wounded, search for the victims and battle the fire. One hundred eighty-four military personnel, DoD civilian employees, DoD contractors and civilians perished in this tragic event.

Many military components, Federal, State and local government, and non-government agencies came together to support the families. A joint-service Pentagon Family Assistance Center (PFAC) was created to provide initial crisis intervention support to victims’ families immediately after the attack. A follow-on organization, the Pentagon Family Assistance Resource and Referral Office, provided interim post-crisis services to assist victims’ primary next-of-kin as they transitioned to their communities.

In December 2001, DoD compiled the names and contact information of the organizations offering support. This report, The Pentagon Disaster Relief Fund Information for Family Support Centers, can be accessed in two formats: