IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 434 
Recognizing the importance of establishing a national memorial at the Pen-
tagon Reservation to commemorate and mourn the terrorist attack 
against the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2005 
Mr. MORAN of Virginia (for himself, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. NAD-
LER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. MENENDEZ, 
Mr. WOLF, Mr. MURTHA, and Ms. NORTON) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in 
addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the importance of establishing a national memo-
rial at the Pentagon Reservation to commemorate and 
mourn the terrorist attack against the Pentagon on Sep-
tember 11, 2001. 
Whereas, in the United States, the terrorist attacks of Sep-
tember 11, 2001, have joined the pantheon of national 
tragedies and is a defining moment in United States his-
tory; 
Whereas on September 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the 
United States when they hijacked four civilian aircraft 
and caused one of the aircraft to crash into the Pen-
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tagon, which is one of the most recognized symbols of the 
strength and power of the United States, two of the air-
craft to crash into the World Trade Center in New York 
City, and the fourth aircraft to crash in rural southwest 
Pennsylvania; 
Whereas American Airlines Flight 77, which was crashed into 
the Pentagon, caused the death of 184 people, including 
59 victims in the airplane; 
Whereas, in all, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, 
killed more than 3,000 people and injured another 6,000 
people; 
Whereas the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, af-
fected Americans, not only for the loss of life, but also 
for its emotional toll, and two-thirds of Americans report 
that the attacks had a great emotional impact on them 
and virtually all Americans can recall precisely where 
they were and what they were doing when they learned 
of the attacks; 
Whereas the American people found the actions of fire-
fighters, police officers, rescue workers, military per-
sonnel, and Department of Defense employees at the 
Pentagon in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks to be 
personally inspiring; 
Whereas the attacks united Americans and people throughout 
the world regardless of their political, ethnic, or religious 
persuasion or affiliation; 
Whereas since the historic events of September 11, 2001, 
many people have visited the site of the Pentagon attack 
to mourn the dead, to pay tribute to the heroic action of 
the firefighters, police officers, rescue workers, military 
personnel, and Department of Defense employees at the
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Pentagon, and to attempt to understand the nature of 
this attack on the United States; 
Whereas section 2864 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Public Law 107–107; 10 
U.S.C. 2674 note) authorized the Secretary of Defense to 
establish a memorial at the Pentagon Reservation dedi-
cated to the victims of the terrorist attack on the Pen-
tagon and to accept monetary contributions made for the 
purpose of assisting in the establishment of the memorial; 
Whereas the competition for the design of the Pentagon me-
morial generated 1,126 entries; 
Whereas the winners, Julie Beckman and Keith Kaseman, 
had never entered a competition before creating their de-
sign to honor the victims who died at the Pentagon; 
Whereas the proposed memorial is moving, thoughtful, and 
respectful of the victims and will encourage collective con-
templation through silence; 
Whereas the memorial will pay tribute to each of the 184 vic-
tims of the terrorist attack who were tied together by the 
horrific event of September 11 using a time line spanning 
the victims’ ages from the youngest (age 3) to the oldest 
(age 71); and 
Whereas family members of the victims, local residents and 
businesses, professional organizations, State and local of-
ficials, and persons around the United States and the 
world support the establishment of the memorial at the 
Pentagon to recognize the people who died in the ter-
rorist attack, to pay tribute to the people who were in-
jured in the attack and the firefighters, police officers, 
rescue workers, military personnel, and Department of 
Defense employees who heroically responded to the at-
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tack, and to acknowledge the impact that the tragedy has 
had on those people who witnessed it: Now, therefore, be 
it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the importance of establishing a 
national memorial at the Pentagon Reservation as 
the highest honor the United States can confer to 
commemorate and mourn the terrorist attack at the 
Pentagon on September 11, 2001; and 
(2) supports the efforts of the Pentagon Memo-
rial Fund, Inc., a nonprofit organization established 
by the families of the victims of the terrorist attack, 
to construct the memorial. 
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