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Objects commemorating Pentagon victims

Objects commemorating Pentagon victims

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Description
This large plaque contains the names of all 184 victims of the Pentagon attack. The seals across the bottom represent the Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. A copy of this plaque hangs in Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfield’s Pentagon office.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
plaque
Date made
2002
maker
C. Forbes, Inc.
referenced
United States: Virginia, Pentagon
Measurements
overall: 27 1/2 in x 26 in x 1 in; 69.85 cm x 66.04 cm x 2.54 cm
ID Number
2003.0109.01
accession number
2003.0109
catalog number
2003.0109.01
Credit Line
Gift of Chip Forbes
subject
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
September 11th Attacks
Attack on the Pentagon
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Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, 9/11
September 11
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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