Obama, Panetta, Dempsey Commemorate 11th Anniversary of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, President Barack Obama and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, render honors as the national anthem plays during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and President Barack Obama render honors as the national anthem plays during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, Deanie Dempsey and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lay a wreath commemorating the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • From left, First Lady Michelle Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, show respect after placing a wreath at the Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, bows his head for an invocation during a ceremony to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradley C. Church
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses audience members at a ceremony commemorating the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Linda P. Irving, left, and Aline V. Tyler attend a ceremony commemorating the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. Irving and Tyler survived the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gives remarks during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta addresses audience members at a ceremony commemorating the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • President Barack Obama and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attend a ceremony commemorating the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta gives remarks during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • President Barack Obama gives remarks during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • President Barack Obama addresses audience members at a ceremony commemorating the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • President Barack Obama shakes hands with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD Photo By Glenn Fawcett
  • U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno and his wife, Linda, show respect during the playing of the national anthem at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade
  • President Barack Obama visits family members of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett
  • From left, Sophia, Steve and Kyle Schaffer, children of Navy Lt. Kevin Schaffer, a survivor of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Pentagon, attend a ceremony commemorating the 11th anniversary of the attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
  • A boy sits among the memorials during a ceremony to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2012. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett