Pentagon flag

WASHINGTON -- Military members rendered honors as fire and rescue workers unfurled a huge American flag over the side of the Pentagon during rescue and recovery work following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. The attack came at approximately 9:40 a.m. as a hijacked commercial airliner, originating from Washington, D.C.'s Dulles International Airport, was flown into the southern side of the building facing Virginia Highway 27. (U.S. Navy photo by Michael W. Pendergrass )

Makeshift memorial

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Tech. Sgt. Micheal Ellis, Staff Sgt. Micheal T. Socey and his military working dog, 52nd Security Forces Squadron, place a rose given to them by German civilians at a makeshift memorial at the front gate of Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, Sept. 12. The memorial is for American lives lost in the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington D.C., Sept. 11. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Michelle S. Roquid)

Stretcher crews

WASHINGTON -- Stretcher crews stand ready amongst a crowd of employees at the Pentagon after a highjacked commercial jetliner crashed into the building Sept 11, 2001. Military and civilians of all ranks helped by carrying injured people on stretchers to waiting ambulances. The Pentagon crash followed an attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in one of the worst terrorist actions in history. (U.S. Air Force photo by by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

Pentagon

Smoke billows from the Pentagon after a highjacked commercial jetliner crashed into the building on Sept 11, 2001. The Pentagon crash followed an attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in one of the worst terrorist actions in history. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)

911 Medals

WASHINGTON -- About 90 Department of Defense civilian employees affected by terrorists attacks Sept. 11 qualify for the new Defense of Freedom Medal. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Pride in America

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- Montana farmer Steve Raska pounded his ploughshares into an artist's brush Sept. 16, 2001 when he plowed 'USA' in letters 1,000 feet high. Steve and his wife, Lola, own the 2,500-acre farm 12 miles southeast of Great Falls, near Malmstrom AFB, Mont. They wanted 341st Space Wing's helicopter crews to know they supported them in their efforts to defend the nation.(U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark Hudnall)