Pentagon Memorial

Windows of the Pentagon are reflected on one of the 184 stone benches outside the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 7, 2011. Each bench bears the name of a person who died Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon and comprise the permanent outdoor Pentagon Memorial. The Pentagon was the first of the three attack sites to open an official memorial. It was dedicated Sept. 11, 2008, and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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Lights illuminate the 184 stone benches outside the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 7, 2011. Each bench bears the name of a person who died Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon and together comprise the permanent outdoor Pentagon Memorial, created to honor the family members and friends killed both in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77. The Pentagon was the first of the three attack sites to open an official memorial. It was dedicated Sept. 11, 2008, and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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Visitors walk by benches at the Pentagon Memorial outside of the Pentagon building in Arlington Va. The Pentagon was the first of the three attack sites to open an official memorial. It was dedicated Sept. 11, 2008, and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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a visitor to the Pentagon Memorial reads the names of people who died Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. — AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

During a visit on Aug. 7, 2011, a visitor to the Pentagon Memorial reads the names of people who died Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The permanent outdoor Pentagon Memorial was created to honor the 184 family members and friends killed that day both in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77.

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A bench inscribed with the name Donna M. Bowen is seen at the Pentagon Memorial outside the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. Each of the 184 benches bears the name of a person who died Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon and together comprise the permanent outdoor Pentagon Memorial, created to honor family members and friends killed, both in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77.

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A look at some of the 184 stone benches, each bearing the name of a person who died Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon, outside the Pentagon in Arlington, Va. The Pentagon was the first of the three attack sites to open an official memorial. It was dedicated Sept. 11, 2008, and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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Lisa T. Dolan as poses for a photograph on the bench which bears the name of her late husband, Navy Capt. Robert E. Dolan, Jr., who died Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. — AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Lisa T. Dolan poses for a photograph on the bench which bears the name of her late husband, Navy Capt. Robert E. Dolan, Jr., who died Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., during a visit on Aug. 7, 2011. The bench is one of 184 benches at the Pentagon Memorial. The Pentagon was the first of the three attack sites to open an official memorial. It was dedicated Sept. 11, 2008, and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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A visitor takes pictures at the permanent outdoor Pentagon Memorial in Arlington Va., Aug. 7, 2011. The 184 stone benches each bear the name of a person who died Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon.

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Lisa T. Dolan wipes water off the bench which bears the name of her late husband, Navy Capt. Robert E. Dolan, Jr., at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 7, 2011. Capt. Dolan died Sept. 11, 2001, in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon. Lisa heads a team of nearly 50 volunteer docents at the permanent outdoor Pentagon Memorial, created to honor the 184 family members and friends killed that day both in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77. Of the frequent and noisy departures from nearby Reagan National Airport, she said, "Everyone mentions the planes. It's an uncomfortable feeling."

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