We Remember ~ September 11

September 11, 2001

A day we will always remember...

September 11, 2001.....9:37 a.m. is etched in the ground....from stone from the actual Pentagon that day.

184 people died on September 11, 2001 at the Pentagon (all of those on the airplane died and the rest were in the Pentagon). A Pentagon Memorial has been built and it was dedicated today. Alden, Hannah and I went down to see it tonight and it is very impressive. The design is very simple: 184 sleek benches made of stone and granite with a water pool underneath each one. They are lined up by years........each row being a year.....from January to December of the birthdays of each person. Each bench is lit from underneath. The benches look like airplane wings. Around the perimeter of this area is an age wall.....the youngest person to die was 3 years old and the oldest 71. The wall begins at 3 inches tall and goes to 71 inches tall. Young maple trees are planted throughout the area. What a gorgeous sight that will be in the future....golden, orange leaves in the Fall. A wonderful memorial to these brave people....each and every one of them.

The name of the person is etched in the end of the bench. Some of the benches are facing the Pentagon and some are looking away. As you stand looking at the Pentagon......if you see the name, then that person died IN the Pentagon. If you look away from the Pentagon.....as they say you are "looking up into the sky" and see the name, then that person died in the plane. All of the mementos left on each bench will be saved in a special place and documented.

We remember..................we always will.