with an understanding that the pentagon memorial is above all an attempt to make the best of a tragicituationt our nation can hope for is that through the lives taken on stember 11, and the sacrifices of those who o built the pentagon memorial, ththere is a bigger ststory anand a legacy that can impact us all, and that this single day will not be relegated to history, that both the l loss and the tremendous spirit to push forward will inspire future generations to think of their lives and their freedom a bit more highly than they did before. it was in that spirit that seven years later, on the moing of september1, 2008, the world was again drawn overlooking our nation's ground capital; this titime to dedicae the pentagon memorial. as thousands gathered, and millions across amererica anand around the world watched in solemn remembrance, the new mememorialal wasnveiled. people frorom alwalks of life werere there: young and old, rh and poor, government leaders, military leaders, foreign dignitaries, americans from every cial and ethnic group, fromig cies and sml towns, visitors young and old fro