Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Tour – Livestream History Program
Event Category: Presentations/Discussions
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Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Tour – Livestream History Program
Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 7:00 PM
Veterans Day = Wednesday, November 11.
The events of September 11, 2001 profoundly changed Washington, DC, our country and the world. We invite you to join us for an online/virtual tour of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial as we consider the events of that day and their impact.
The Pentagon 9/11 Memorial, located just southwest of The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, is a permanent outdoor memorial to the 184 people who died as victims in the building and on American Airlines Flight 77 during the September 11, 2001 attacks.
As the website for the memorial states “The Pentagon Memorial is a place of solace and healing and a reminder to future generations to renew their faith in and commitment to the values that citizens of a free world share.”
American Airlines Flight 77 was a scheduled American Airlines domestic transcontinental passenger flight from Washington Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, to Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. The Boeing 757-223 aircraft serving the flight was hijacked by five Saudi men affiliated with al-Qaeda on September 11, 2001, as part of the September 11 attacks. They deliberately crashed the plane into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, near Washington, D.C., killing all 64 people on board, including the five hijackers and six crew, as well as 125 people in the building.
Less than 35 minutes into the flight, the hijackers stormed the cockpit and forced the passengers, crew, and pilots to the rear of the aircraft. Hani Hanjour, one of the hijackers who was trained as a pilot, assumed control of the flight. Unknown to the hijackers, passengers aboard made telephone calls to friends and family and relayed information on the hijacking. The hijackers crashed the aircraft into the western side of the Pentagon at 09:37 EDT.
The 184 victims of the attack are memorialized in the Pentagon Memorial adjacent to the crash site. The 1.93-acre park contains a bench for each of the victims, arranged according to their year of birth, ranging from 1930 to 1998.
Our guide will be Deirdre, a member of the non-profit community organization Washington DC History & Culture. Through her professional career Deirdre has obtained and a great deal of knowledge about the events and aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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Zoom Connection:
This educational and entertaining program is open to all regardless of age, geographic location, etc. and since it is an online/virtual event via Zoom you can connect from anywhere in the world.
This is a free program – voluntary donations accepted to support our non-profit community programs.
Zoom events have a limit on the number of people that can participate and therefore the event may “sell-out” once a certain number of registrations has been reached.
Zoom Connection Link Will Be Emailed:
Login info will emailed approximately 8-24 hours prior to the event to those that registered through the Eventbrite.com (link via Facebook) or Meetup.com web sites.
Please note that clicking “Interested” or “Going” on the Facebook event posting is not a formal registration – you have to click “Tickets” or similar on Facebook to be transferred to Eventbrite.com (Facebook’s ticketing site) to actually register.
If you’ve successfully registered you’ll receive an email confirmation from Eventbrite or Meetup.
If you haven’t received the Zoom connection an hour before the event feel free to contact us.
Zoom Connection Suggestions:
Connecting to Zoom a few minutes early is strongly recommended.
This is a visual presentation so the bigger device screen that you can use the better.
To join the event simply click the Zoom link that is emailed separately and follow the instructions.
If clicking the link doesn’t work you can try copying and pasting it instead.
Depending on the device Zoom may work better in some browsers/devices than others – if one doesn’t work try another.
If you are disconnected for any reason just reconnect.
When all else fails please read and follow the directions. : )
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This program is presented by the non-profit community organization Washington, DC History & Culture:
“bringing people together to experience the history and culture of Washington, DC.”
For more entertaining and educational programs visit us at:
https://www.Facebook.com/DCHistoryAndCulture
https://www.Meetup.com/DCHistoryAndCulture
https://DCHistoryAndCulture.Eventbrite.com
We look forward to seeing you – thanks!
Robert Kelleman
Washington, DC History & Culture
rkelleman@yahoo.com
202-821-6325 (text only)
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