Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivers remarks during ceremonies at the Pentagon Memorial. Sept. 11, 2010, marking the 9th anniversary of the terrorist attack. He is joined on the podium by President Barack Obama and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen. 184 people died here when terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flt. 77, a Boeing 757 enroute from Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles, California, and purposely crashed it into the west side of the famous building. R. D. Ward Released

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