ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 12: A plaque welcoming visitors sits at the entrance to the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial as the sun rises on Sept. 12, 2025. Located on the southwest side of the Pentagon, the memorial honors the 184 victims who died both in the building and on the American Airlines flight that crashed there.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: A visitor sits along the wall of the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on Sept. 11, 2025, beginning to tear up while looking over the memorial. Completed in 2008, the site consists of 184 illuminated benches arranged by age, each one dedicated to a victim either in the building or on the flight at the time of the crash.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: A reverend sits on one of the illuminated benches dedicated to a victim of the attack at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on Sept. 11, 2025. Completed in 2008, the site consists of 184 illuminated benches arranged by age, each one dedicated to a victim either in the building or on the flight at the time of the crash.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: The sun sets over a bench dedicated to Bernard C. Brown II at the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2025. Browne was an 11 year old student from Southeast Washington, D.C. aboard American Airlines flight 77 to Los Angeles, California as part of a trip sponsored by the National Geographic Society.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Flowers rest against a plaque at the entrance to the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial commemorating all the victims of the attack for the 24th anniversary on Sept. 11, 2025. Completed in 2008, the site consists of 184 illuminated benches arranged by age, each one dedicated to a victim either in the building or on the flight at the time of the crash.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Looking toward the American flag draped over the southwest wall of the Pentagon, a family visits the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on Sept. 11, 2025. Completed in 2008, the site consists of 184 illuminated benches arranged by age, each one dedicated to a victim either in the building or on the flight at the time of the crash, backed by a flag hung over the wall that was hit.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Lee Hurwitz visits the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on Sept. 11, 2025. A Philadelphia native who moved to Washington, D.C. at 18 years old, he attended the memorial for the first time this year to pay tribute to both the civilian and government lives lost and reflect on how much of his experience in federal service he owes to their sacrifice.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Water ripples beneath one of the tribute benches as the sun sets over the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on Sept. 11, 2025. Completed in 2008, the site consists of 184 illuminated benches arranged by age, each one dedicated to a victim either in the building or on the flight at the time of the crash, with a shallow pool of water underneath.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Illuminated benches are spread throughout the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on Sept. 11, 2025. The site, completed in 2008, consists of 184 benches dedicated to a victim of the attack arranged by age and pointing toward either the Pentagon or the flight path.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: Stan Harris, a biker in the Christian Motorcyclists Association, holds roses to place on the tribute benches at the Pentagon Memorial on Sept. 11, 2025. Each year, his group along with other motorcyclist groups from throughout the area gather at the memorial for a ceremony to honor the victims of the attack.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 11: A member of the Northern Virginia Christian Riders researches the person whose bench he prepares to lay roses on at the Pentagon Memorial on Sept. 11, 2025. Each year, multiple motorcyclist groups from throughout the area gather at the memorial for a ceremony to honor the victims of the attack and recognize the sacrifices they made.
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - SEPTEMBER 12: As the sun rises over the Pentagon, an American Airlines plane departs from Reagan National Airport on Sept. 12, 2025. Completed in 2008, the site consists of 184 illuminated benches arranged by age, each one dedicated to a victim either in the building or aboard American Airlines flight 77.
