9/11 Memorial and Rememberance

This collection remembers the people killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks, with particular attention to the Pentagon Memorial Chapel and the separate outdoor Pentagon Memorial. The two places share a purpose of remembrance but have different histories and dedication dates.

The Pentagon and Its People

The attack on the Pentagon killed 184 victims: 125 people in the building and 59 passengers and crew aboard American Airlines Flight 77, excluding the hijackers. The victims included service members, civilian employees, contractors, travelers, and children.

Remembering them means preserving individual names and experiences, alongside the work of the responders and the families and colleagues who carried those memories forward.

The Memorial Chapel

Contemporary reporting records the dedication of the Pentagon Memorial Chapel on November 12, 2002. Located within the rebuilt Pentagon, it provides a setting for worship, reflection, and remembrance.

The chapel's memorial window, designed by Dennis Roberts, includes 184 pieces of red glass representing the victims. Its imagery and the chapel's memorial book make individual remembrance part of a place used by people of different faiths.

The Outdoor Memorial

The outdoor Pentagon Memorial opened on September 11, 2008. It includes a memorial unit for each victim, arranged by age. These individual features distinguish it from the chapel inside the building.

AAC's commemorative designs recognize the victims and the communities affected by the attacks. When a design draws on the chapel's stained glass or other memorial imagery, its meaning is grounded in that specific place of remembrance rather than a generic account of later military operations.

Airborne Apparel Company honors this heritage through reproductions and original designs for the people who served and those who remember them.