As part of the remembrance of the attack on Sept. 11, 2001 and the heroic answer by first responders, the Alexandria Fire Department will be part of an anniversary photo at the Pentagon on Sunday.
Current members and volunteers who were part of the Pentagon response 15 years ago will be in attendance. The photo will be taken at the Pentagon Memorial site, in Arlington, Virginia.
The memorial is an outdoor tribute to those in the Pentagon and on Flight 77 who died in the attacks. One hundred eighty four people were killed when an American Airlines plane was directed into the Pentagon.
The incident was part of a series of coordinated terrorist attacks by al-Qaeda, an Islamic terrorist group, in Washington, D.C., New York, New York, and Stonycreek Township, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed and more than 6,000 injured as a result of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
