The Challenge of
Memorializing 9/11

The memorial at the Pentagon, opened to the public on September 11, 2008, consists of 184 benches, each with a plaque bearing the name of a
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Washington
The memorial at the Pentagon, opened to the public on September 11, 2008, consists of 184 benches, each with a plaque bearing the name of a victim killed in the crash of American Airlines Flight 77.

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