Seven Years Later

Last night I shot the public opening of the new Pentagon September 11th Memorial for DCist. It was a very emotional night for most visitors, myself included. This couple above is Brandon and Krystal, who live in the DC area. Brandon serves in the United States Air Force.

This is Sara Guest whose sister, Leslie A. Whittington, was on the hijacked plane with her husband and two children. Sara is reading the inscription on a book that four members of her sister's book club left at the memorial.

Leanne and Jonathan, of the DC area, are viewing the bench created in memory of Dana Falkenberg. Dana, who was three years old, was the youngest victim at the Pentagon. Her aunt Sara can be seen in the photo above.

Lastly, this is Danny Hosman, a nine year old from Utah, visiting DC with his family.

The design of the memorial was well thought out, and the Washington Post has a great interactive map to explore. You can also see more photos over on DCist.