Keywords: DD-SD-03-17490.JPEG An American flag waves over the damaged structure near the impact area where a hijacked Boeing 757 hit the Pentagon The morning before in an attempt to frighten the American people five members of Al-Qaida a terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 then flew it into the Pentagon killing all 64 passengers onboard and 125 people on the ground Firefighters fought the fire through the night The Pentagon was the third target by four hijacked aircraft the twin towers of the World Trade Center WTC were the other targets and one unknown when the passengers brought the aircraft down in a Pennsylvania field http //www dodmedia osd mil/Assets/Still/2003/DoD/DD-SD-03-17490 JPEG 2001-09-12 DoD photo by MICHAEL GARCIA CIV DOD PD-USGov The Pentagon on 12 September 2001 September 2001 photographs PD-USGov |