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September 11th Photo Gallery


Beams of lights honor those who died at the Pentagon

Beams of lights honor those who died at the Pentagon - During the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks, 184 beams of light rise from the courtyard of the Pentagon Sept. 10. The lights are to remember the 184 lives lost when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Navy photo/Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mate Johnny Bivera)

US Flag with the Tribute in Lights Memorial

An American flag waves in the wind with the "Tribute in Light" memorial in the background at Liberty State Park, N.J., Sept. 11. The memorial is in remembrance of the events of 9/11, in honor of the citizens who lost their lives in the World Trade Center attacks. The two towers of light are composed of two banks of high wattage spotlights that point straight up from a lot next to Ground Zero. (U.S. Air Force photo/Denise Gould)

Tribute in LIghts 9-11

The "Tribute in Light" memorial is in remembrance of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, in honor of the citizens who lost their lives in the World Trade Center attacks. The two towers of light are composed of two banks of high wattage spotlights that point straight up from a lot next to Ground Zero. This photo was taken from Liberty State Park, N.J., Sept. 11, the five-year anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Denise Gould)

Beams of light honor those who died at Pentagon

Beams of light honor those who died at Pentagon - A flag hangs as a memorial during the 2nd Annual Freedom Walk at the Pentagon Sept. 10. The flag and lights illuminate the spot where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001. As part of the tribute, 184 beams of light rose from the courtyard of the Pentagon for each of the lives lost when the plane crashed into the building. (DOD photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley)

We Remember

A memorial flag is illuminated near the spot where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class Brandan W. Schulze)


Pentagon Ablaze

Pentagon Ablaze - WASHINGTON -- Aftermath from terrorist attack on the Pentagon, Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Robert Houlihan)

Tribute in Lights

The "Tribute in Light" memorial is in remembrance of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The two towers of light are composed of two banks of high wattage spotlights that point straight up from a lot next to Ground Zero. This photo was taken from Liberty State Park, N.J., Sept. 11, the five-year anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Denise Gould)


343 Fire Fighters

ALI BASE, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Gregg Magi poses in front of a mural remembering the 343 firefighters who lost their lives at Ground Zero trying to help the victims of Sept. 11, 2001. Sergeant Magi was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the Fire Department City of New York during a ceremony via telephone Aug. 16. He is a firefighter with the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and is deployed from the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Melissa Phillips)

Freedom Walk

WASHINGTON - Thousands of people participated in the first "America Supports You Freedom Walk" on Sept. 11. The two-mile walk began at the Pentagon and ended at the National Mall. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. David Byron)



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