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Good morning , ladies and gentlemen and

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welcome to the September 11 th sunrise

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unfurling of the national colors . I'm

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Dan Robinson and I have the distinct

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honor of being today's master of

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ceremonies . Please stand by for the

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arrival of the official party

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chose .

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We

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what

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on behalf of the Director for the

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Pentagon Force Protection Agency ,

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Mister Chris Barry , and the Deputy

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Director for Washington Headquarters

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Services . Mr Robert Sales . We would

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like to acknowledge our senior

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leadership and our official party , the

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Deputy Secretary of Defense , the

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honorable Kathleen Hicks , the chairman

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of the joint Chiefs of Staff General ,

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Mark Milley and Mrs Milley , acting

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under Secretary of Defense for

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Personnel and Readiness , the honorable

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A Vaz , the under Secretary of Defense

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for Intelligence and Security , the

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honorable Ronald Muri , the vice

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chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ,

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Admiral Christopher Grady , and Mrs

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Grady , the Deputy under Secretary of

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Defense for Intelligence and Security ,

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the Honorable Melany Harris , the

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acting Deputy Director for

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administration and Management , Mr

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Shail Ahmed , and our many other

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distinguished guests who are with us

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here today . Thank you all for being

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here . We'd like to thank Pentagon

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family life , chaplain major , Mark

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mccorkle national anthem singer

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Pentagon police sergeant Anthony Brecht

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and our piper , special agent Michael

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mclean of the city of Alexandria pipes

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and drums who was here on September 11

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th 2001 supporting the evidence

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collection efforts and playing his

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bagpipes during breaks

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on the morning of September 11 22 years

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ago , members of the Pentagon Defense

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Protective Service , the Pentagon

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building management office and the

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heating and refrigeration plant

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responded within moments of the strike

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decorated for their actions that day

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with the Secretary of Defense's highest

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medal for bravery , the medal for valor .

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Some of them are here today , Mr

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Timothy Breeden . Mr David Brown ,

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Mr Robert Candido , Mr Abraham

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Diaz , Mr Michael Gargano , Mr

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Fred Hodges and Mr Donald Cooney .

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These heroes of 9 11 were joined by the

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brave men and women of the 43 1st

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responder agencies , some of whom are

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represented here today . Arlington

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County Fire and Ems chief David Politz

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DC Fire and Ems assistant chiefs

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Michael Knight and Gary Stein Fairfax

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County Police Department chief Kevin

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Davis , joint base Fort Myer Henderson

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Hall Fire department fire chief Russell

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Miller , the 9 11 th technical rescue

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engineer company captain Todd Lowell

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Metropolitan Washington Airport

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Authority Fire and Rescue Department .

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Assistant chief Ronald Dough Montgomery

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County Fire and rescue , interim fire

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chief John Kinsley Pentagon , police

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chief Woodrow Cusa Prince George

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County Fire Emergency Management

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Services , deputy chief Tony Hughes US

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Army 12 th Aviation battalion command

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Sergeant Major Alex Collins us Park ,

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police deputy chiefs , Scott Brecht and

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Jeffrey Schneider , Virginia State

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first sergeant , Virginia State Police

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are the first sergeant , Robert Alessi

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City of Virginia Beach fire chief

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Kenneth Pravit . These are the heroes

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of September 11 , 2001 . Thank you for

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all your service in 2001 and for being

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here today . Ladies and

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gentlemen , please join Pentagon family

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life , chaplain , Major , Mark mccorkle

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for the invocation .

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Let's pray almighty God .

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Today we acknowledge you as the creator

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and sustainer of the world . We humbly

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come before you with gratitude and

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honor and allowing all of us to be here

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representing the freedom of the United

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States of America . The price of

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freedom cost many lives that served on

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this hollow ground . It is with that

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love for country . We also stand today

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with family and friends who have lost

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one of our own . Let this place and

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this day be a reminder of the resolute

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and resolve . We all have to honor our

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highest who gave their lives 22 years

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ago for the finest country in the world ,

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the United States of America in your

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holy name . We pray . Amen .

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Thank you mccorkle .

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Today's colors will be unfurled by

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members of the Washington Headquartered

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services Pentagon Building Management

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office . The unfurling will be led by

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Mister David Brown from the Pentagon

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Building Management office and medal of

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valor recipient . We invite all

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to join Pentagon police sergeant

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Anthony Brecht in the singing of the

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national anthem as the colors are

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unfurled .

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Oh , say , can you

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see by the

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earth the light what

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so proudly we

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at the lights last

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me who's brought

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stripes and right stuff

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us through the the

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fight or the

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some parts we watch were

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so gently

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streaming

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and the rock is red ,

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the bones bursting .

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Ok . Through the

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night that flag

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was still there .

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Oh , does that star

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spangled banner

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yet ?

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Or the and of the ,

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and the home ?

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Thank you all for attending today's

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event . Please remain in place for the

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departure of the official party .