First Sergeant (1SG) Ray Gould, (left), USA, Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) and Airports Authority fighter Liedke look over the damage on the inside of the Pentagons C ring. The hole before them is where the airliners mass stopped its forward movement. The morning of September 11th, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then deliberately impacted the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: First Sergeant (1SG) Ray Gould, (left), USA, Military District of Washington (MDW) Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) and Airports Authority firefighter Liedke look over the damage on the inside of the Pentagons C ring. The hole before them is where the airliners mass stopped its forward movement. The morning of September 11th, in an attempt to frighten the American people, five members of Al-Qaida, a group of fundamentalist Muslims, hijacked American Airlines Flight 77, then deliberately impacted the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground. The impact destroyed or damaged four of the five rings in that section of the building. Firefighters fought the fire through the night. The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft, the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) were the other targets, and one unknown when the passengers brought the aircraft down in a Pennsylvania field.

Subject Operation/Series: NOBLE EAGLE

Base: Pentagon

State: District Of Columbia (DC)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: SSG John Valceanu, USA

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files