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uh huh . Yeah .

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Mhm

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Oh say , can you see

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by the dawn's early light ?

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What so proudly We

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hailed at the twilight's

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asked me whose broad stripes

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and bright stars through the

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perry spite or

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the ramp washed

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streaming and the

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rockets

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bombs bursting in .

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K

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wait ,

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wait

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Or the another

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three and

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oh

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baby

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chaplain . Major general thomas l sold .

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Um 25th chief of chaplains of the

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United States army will lead us in the

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invocation . Ladies and gentlemen ,

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please join me as we mark this very

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special occasion in a word of prayer ,

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weeping may endure for a night . But

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joy comes in the morning . Merciful ,

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holy loving and omnipresent God who

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comforts us in time of need . We gather

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today in your presence to remember to

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never forget The unimaginable calamity

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visited upon this nation on September

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11 , 2001 on that day our nation was

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shocked .

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2996 Americans

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perished . 184 of those died here in

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the Pentagon , mothers , fathers ,

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husbands , wives , grandparents ,

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Children and siblings leaving a void in

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the lives of thousands more . Today we

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remember and we perpetually stand with

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those who have felt the sting of this

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tragedy . Me , many have lost

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colleagues and friends may God comfort

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you . We are grateful to our fellow

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americans are colleagues , First

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responders , Service members and

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civilian servants who rushed into

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action displaying the strength of

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character and commitment to our nation

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and people . That historic moment

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ignited the will of our people and the

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might of our armed forces who responded

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to the great threat that faced our

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nation the past two decades revealed

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the valor heroism and commitment of our

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service members . Their families are

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civilians who stand alongside each and

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every day . We thank you for the men

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and women who stepped into action in

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new york city on United Flight 93 . And

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here on this ground we are mindful of

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those who paid the ultimate sacrifice

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who suffered visible wounds to the body ,

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an invisible wounds to the soul and

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spirit of those who stood in the gap .

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We are gathered here today are forever

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grateful to the selfless responses of

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the men and women to preserve our

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nation's securities and freedoms . May

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we be a light upon a hill for peace

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around the world . Made this ceremony

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on our sacred commitments to you and

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dignify all the lives of those who

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raise their hand in our nation's time

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of need saying here I am send me I pray

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these things in your most gracious and

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holy name . Amen .

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Mhm . Ladies and gentlemen , please

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be seated the honourable Michael B .

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Donley , Director of administration and

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management .

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Yeah , Good morning everyone .

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Deputy Secretary Hicks . General

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heighten It's an honor to be here with

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you on this solemn day . It's

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also our honor to welcome Governor and

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mrs Norton Senator . King House

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Majority Leader Hoyer . Senior

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officials from the Office of the

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Secretary of Defense and military and

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civilian leadership from across the

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services here as well and in

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particular . I want to welcome and

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recognize all those members of our

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pentagon family Who served here on 9

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11 . We are so grateful that you all

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could join us today .

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Tomorrow we will commemorate 20 years

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since the terrorist attacks of

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September 11 , 2001 . Mhm .

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20 years since the loss of nearly 3000

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lives including 125 of our teammates

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here at the Pentagon and 59 innocent

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passengers and crew Aboard American

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Airlines Flight 77 . They

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were mothers and fathers , sons and

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daughters , siblings , our friends ,

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our colleagues . 20 years on , we

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still mourn the lives and futures that

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were taken from us and today we

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reflect on their loss and

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renew the ties that bind us together As

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one Pentagon family . I

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am still inspired by the extraordinary

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example set by the men and women of

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this community on 9 11 and the days

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that followed here , the Pentagon

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family met perhaps its darkest hours

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with its finest moments I think of the

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leaders with whom I worked who played

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such pivotal roles . One of my

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predecessors dot cook and john jester

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who led what is now the pentagon force

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protection agency in Arlington county

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fire chief Jim Swartz who was the

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incident commander in the midst of

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tragedy there was competence ,

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teamwork , purpose and resolve

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when asked whether damage to the

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building would require the entire

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pentagon to be temporarily evacuated or

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shut down . The Assistant building

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manager steve carter replied firmly .

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Not on our watch . I'm also

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thinking of the heroism of then

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Lieutenant Colonel Patricia Herro , an

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army nurse armed with nothing more than

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a first aid kit . She set up a triage

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area outside the pentagon to care for

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dozens of her injured co workers

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and army Lieutenant General john Van

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Alstyne who set up a family assistance

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center and the Sheraton at the Sheraton

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hotel in the midst of death and

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injury . There was duty and

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compassion .

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Mhm . Yeah . Mhm .

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Mhm . And I'm

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thinking of those among us today .

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You hear dedicated public servants

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like bob Candido , the building manager

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today . Sijil ahmed who's worked it

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issues here for so many years dr

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Catholics And so many thousands who

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were at the Pentagon on 9 11 and

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remained hard at work in the days after

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providing for continuity and building

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operations , helping organize dod's

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response to prevent more attacks .

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20 years later you have taken your

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place as this generation's leaders

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And I'm also thinking of the born

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sisters Hanna born was three years old

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and her sister heather was just an

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infant when they were rescued from the

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pentagon daycare center on 9 11 .

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Today . Second Lieutenant Hanna born

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hopes to fly search and rescue missions

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for the air force and heather born is a

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midshipman at the naval academy . 20

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years later . The next generation of D .

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O . D . And pentagon leaders is rising

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to take our place following

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this terrible tragedy . We joined with

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jim lay check . And the Pentagon 9 11

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families to build a memorial setting

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aside on this busy reservation

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quiet and sacred space so that we will

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never forget . I also

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believe we have another 9 11

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memorial and that is you

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A . D . O . D . Community , a pentagon

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family . Military civilian

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first responders from different

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components with different jobs across

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jurisdictions but firmly united

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across generations by a deeply personal

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dedication to our nation's defense and

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with the resilience to rise up and to

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rebuild to return and to move

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forward . You are the

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living 9-11 memorial and your

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continued dedication and service sends

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a message to our nation and to the

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world . Here at the pentagon at

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Diodes headquarters . Our mission

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continues and we will never forget

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and now it is my distinct honor and

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privilege to introduce the Vice

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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General john heightened .

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Mhm

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So thank you . Mayor Donnelly Madam .

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Secretary , Governor , Leader Hoyer .

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Senator , distinguished guests , most

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importantly the survivors and family

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and friends of the fallen Who suffered

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such a grievous lost 20 years ago .

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Thank you for being here this morning .

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This morning . We come together as a

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pentagon community Mindful that 911 has

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a special meaning to all who work in

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this building . We are mindful that we

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stand on sacred ground . 184 men and

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women , Young and old were taken from

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us when American Airlines Flight 77

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struck the Pentagon At 9:37 AM ,

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they were taken in a moment , Taken

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with almost 3000 more in New York City

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in Shanksville Pennsylvania . In an

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unprovoked attack directed not just

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against the american people but against

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our nation's guiding ideals of freedom ,

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liberty and the pursuit of happiness .

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And so we gather today in every summer ,

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September 11 to honor those we lost and

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to reinvent , reinvigorate the strength

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of the United States . As we continue

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to grieve and heal together , I was

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assigned to the pentagon that day , but

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I was not in the building at the time

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of the attack . I was in the meeting

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down the road , but I , I still

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remember the shock and anger that I

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felt that day , But I also remember the

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feeling I had on the morning of

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September the 12 when coming off a

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bus with nobody else but soldiers ,

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sailors , airmen , marines dropping me

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off in the middle of the 3 95 walking

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down the hill , walking across the fire

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hoses through the triage center into a

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burning building to go to work ,

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to start to figure out what we're gonna

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do next , what we're going to do about

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what had just happened . also think

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about what the life , what life was

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like on September 10 , that beautiful

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day , That calm day when the nation was

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at peace and no one anticipated the

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attack that was about to come . But as

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we gather here 20 years later , We know

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that September 11 is different . It

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stands apart from other days . It is

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the day that our nation and our

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families , our friends , our country

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will never forget . But instead it

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united our nation with a powerful

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resolve to rebuild into combat those

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who threaten our values and way of life .

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Many who died that day in part of the

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legacy of selfless service , courage ,

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patriotism and belief in high ideals .

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They also left behind spouses and

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Children . Family , all whom then

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became inspired to serve future

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generations . And answer the call .

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You also remember the lives of the

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innocent eight innocent Children who

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died that day whose bright futures were

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stolen from them . All these people

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inspired a generation Who responded to

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the call of our nation as one to the

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fight to fight and defend our way of

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life . A generation that has fought

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tirelessly to defeat terrorists and

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terrorism in Afghanistan and around the

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world . And for more than 20 years we

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successfully prevented another major

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attack on our homeland . Never before

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in our history has America asked so

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much over such as long sustained period

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of time of an all volunteer force .

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We kept our nation safe . So

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now we reaffirm our commitment to those

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who were lost that day and those that

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we've lost since that we will remember

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and we will always fight if necessary

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to ensure future generations of

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american . Americans can enjoy the same

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freedoms and liberties that we have

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inherited and now Our

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20-year experience in Afghanistan has

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come to an end and all who served along

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with our family and friends , feel many

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emotions this day . We feel every

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emotion that you can imagine . Anger ,

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frustration , confusion , but we

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also feel pride .

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Pride for doing the job . Our nation

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called us to do pride in doing it right

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and doing it well . Pride in doing it

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as one nation Pride in evacuating

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124 people in less than two weeks .

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People who now have an opportunity

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opportunity to live free , but our task

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is never done . We must continue our

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hard work to protect the lives of all

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americans , our country , the values we

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cherish . We must stay ready and

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resilient . So I thank you for your

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commitment to our country . I thank you

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to everyone who serves and I'm proud of

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everything that you do to defend this

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nation , our citizens and our way of

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life . I'm honored to serve in each and

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every one of you . So thanks to you .

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Thanks to your families . Thanks for

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your sacrifice and God bless each of

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you . It is now my privilege to

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introduce the Deputy Secretary Defense

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Kathleen Hicks . Thank you very much .

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Yeah .

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First let me say thank you to Director

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Donnelly and Vice Chairman heighten for

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just incredibly moving remarks . Um and

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thank all of you are taking time out of

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your work day to join us here in this

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commemoration . We're honored to have

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Governor Northam and First lady Northam

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Senator Kaine Leader Hoyer , thank you

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all for coming here to join us

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alongside the other distinguished

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guests we have and as the speakers

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before me , let me take a special

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moment to really thank those 9 11

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survivors who are with us this morning ,

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the families , the friends , the co

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workers who lost those they love

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20 years after September 11 , 2001 .

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And here we are gathered to remember

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the innocent people who lost their

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lives during those horrific attacks .

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That includes the 59 passengers and

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crew aboard Flight 77 as well as the

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125 of our colleagues , friends and

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loved ones here at the Pentagon . We

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also honor those wounded as Secretary

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Donnelly also mentioned those who still

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bear invisible wounds , the chaplain

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said , and we comfort their friends ,

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family and loved ones . And even as

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we're here collectively thinking about

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remembering acknowledging 9 11 ,

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there's something very personal as you

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can hear in the stories already about 9

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11 , almost everyone of a certain age

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remembers where they were . That

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Tuesday morning , a beautiful morning

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here at the pentagon , much like this

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one , We each have our own 9-11 story

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and for me like those before me , I was

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right here at the Pentagon . I was

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working as the Deputy Director for

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resources in the office of the Under

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Secretary of Defense for Policy and the

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day began like pretty much any other

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workday . I took the bus into work with

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my son . I dropped him at the

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pentagon's childcare center in north

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parking for those who don't know where

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it was . And I then headed into the b .

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ring somewhere between the 8th and 9th

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quarters . I sat down at my desk and I

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remember firing up my computer's

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unlocking the safe . Beginning to check

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email . One of my office mates had her

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radio on the Air Force Colonel and

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after flight 11 crashed into the north

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tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46

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a.m. She plugged in the tv that we had

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on a mobile cart in our suite and we

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all gathered around it to watch in

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horror . Approximately 17 minutes later

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we saw flight 175 hit the South Tower

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and as we huddled around that

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television we were incredibly upset and

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very confused . Why why would

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anybody do such a thing ? I remember

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that same office mate who had had the

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radio on commented how surprised she

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was to see such an event happening in

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new york and not in Washington . Seems

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such an innocent thing for a coworker

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to say . So we were somehow still

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shocked when at 9:37 AM

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Flight 77 slammed into this building ,

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striking between quarters four and five ,

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virtually destroying the C . D . And E .

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Rings from where I was essentially on

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the other side of the building . The

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impact of that crash felt like a heavy

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object falling in the hallway , series

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of loud noises , the ground shaking .

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We opened our suite door to try to

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understand what was happening , but as

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anyone who was there that day will

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remember , our public address system

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did not work well , so we didn't know

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and we waited wondered it didn't take

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long before . As we opened that sweet

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door , we saw people in the hallways

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and we decided the time was right to

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secure our computers , secure the

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office and evacuate the building ,

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orderly military precision secure .

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I went immediately to the pentagon

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childcare center , which of course was

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the North Star for what I knew I had to

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do that day I picked up my son and then

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I walked toward the potomac river ,

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which was the furthest point from the

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building . Looking back over the

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building , I saw helicopters overhead

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smoke filling the sky and all of that

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on the far side of the building . Still

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not being quite sure what to do next or

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what exactly had happened , I was

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pretty sure public transportation

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wasn't operating and I was standing in

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heels holding a child in my arms and

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eventually I saw a colleague of mine

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from policy pull out of his parking

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spot in north parking . So I flagged

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him down and I begged a ride away from

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the scene and there began a many hours

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long effort to actually reach my home .

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My son and I were so lucky that day ,

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but this country had been attacked on a

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horrific scale across multiple

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locations and it was done in a cowardly

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horrific way On 9 11

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the next day and in the months and

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years that followed though , we saw

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this pentagon community respond to that

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attack with incredible resiliency . We

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saw resiliency through acts of

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selflessness , pentagon employees and

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first responders on that day who worked

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to rescue survivors and fight through

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an inferno incredibly , they rushed

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into danger just as they did in new

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york into the suffocating black smoke

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and unbearable intense heat

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uniformed civilian side by side

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into a building that was destroyed to

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save other people all the while , they

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had no idea if that building might

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collapse further or if another attack

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might be inbound . I don't think any

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words can truly capture that level of

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heroism . You'll recall that in spite

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of the attacks , the building in fact ,

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didn't close that day . As secretary

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Donnelly referenced that night ,

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Secretary Rumsfeld held a press

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conference to let the american people

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know that the pentagon would continue

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to operate . There was a resiliency

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through duty so

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that next day , like many other

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employees , I headed back into this

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building , the pentagon , in fact , has

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never closed its doors fully since the

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completion of its construction and

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that resiliency lasted well beyond uh 9

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11 through that phoenix project , the

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name of the pentagon's reconstruction

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project . The team's goal in phoenix

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was to rebuild the damaged sections of

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the building and have it ready to be

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staffed within one year . That put a

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large digital clock up and it displayed

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to the construction team the remaining

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days , hours and minutes until

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September 11 , 2002 with the

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eyes of the nation on it . The team of

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thousands worked tirelessly , shift

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workers arrived an hour or two ahead of

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schedule to get a jump on the morning .

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Others were putting in 20 hour days and

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there we witnessed a resiliency through

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their perseverance . Incredibly , that

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work of the Phoenix project was

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finished in August of 2002 more than

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three weeks early . And as we are here

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Commemorating the 20 years since the

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attacks . This is a fitting moment , I

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think to rededicate ourselves to that

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resilient spirit , one that seeks to

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act selflessly uphold our duty and is

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dedicated to perseverance . We do so to

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honor those we lost and remember the

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innocent that have been taken from us

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and we do so to bring renewed purpose

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to ensuring we remain vigilant in

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defending our democracy and our nation .

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Thank you all for taking time today to

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commemorate the 9 11 events here at the

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pentagon and across our nation . May

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God bless you and may God bless the

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United States of America . Thank you .

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Yeah .

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Mhm Yeah .

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Amazing

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race . How

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sweet the sound ?

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Say

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I found

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was mine .

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I

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see

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Grace , that

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my grace my

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is

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really

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Oh , she's

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crazy .

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I first

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me

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for many

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dangerous

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tours and snakes .

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Uh All

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race .

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Tis grace as

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Rod . Easy

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and grace . Well

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mhm Please stand for a moment of

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silence in honor of those lost on

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September 11 , 2001 and remain standing

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for the playing of taps .

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Uh huh .

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Uh huh

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mm

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mm

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mhm

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chaplain major general thomas l soldier

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will lead us in the benediction .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please receive

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these words of encouragement and

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blessing . I do not want you to grieve

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the writer sacred scripture wrote as

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those who have no hope may we today

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stand tall and proud that so many great

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american warriors and patriots put

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everything on the line to preserve our

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nation's freedoms both at home and

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abroad . We will always remember and

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never forget their love , devotion and

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faithful service to life . Liberty and

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the pursuit of happiness . May the Lamp

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of Liberty shine forthrightly and

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always be a beacon of hope to all

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freedom , loving people everywhere .

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Lord May you bless us and may you keep

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us and make your face to shine upon us

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and be gracious to us . Turn your face

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towards us and give us your piece . It

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is in your mighty , just merciful and

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holy name . I pray amen .

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Ladies and gentlemen , this concludes

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today's ceremony . Thank you for

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joining us