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Good morning , ladies and gentlemen ,

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and welcome to the September 11th

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sunrise unfurling of the National

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Colors . I'm Dan Robinson , and I have

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the 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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On behalf of the director for the

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Pentagon Force Protection Agency ,

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Mister Chris Bargery , and the director

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for Washington Headquarters Services ,

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Mrs . Regina Minors , we would like to

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acknowledge the Secretary of War , the

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Honorable Pete Hegseth , the Deputy

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Secretary of War , the Honorable

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Stephen Feinberg . The chairman of the

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Joint Chiefs of Staff , General Dan

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Kane . Undersecretary of War for Policy ,

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the Honorable Elbridge Colby . Under

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Secretary of War for Personnel and

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Readiness , the Honorable Anthony Tata .

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Under Secretary of War for Intelligence

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and Security , the Honorable Bradley

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Hansel . The vice chairman of the Joint

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Chiefs of Staff , Admiral Christopher

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Grady . Performing the duties of the

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Deputy Undersecretary of War for

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Personnel and Readiness , Dr . Merlin

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Carson . The director of administration

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and management , Mr . Robert Salesas ,

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The United States Secret Service

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director Mr . Sean Curran .

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The senior enlisted advisor to the

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chairman , David Isom , and to our many

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other distinguished guests . Thank you

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all for being here . We'd like to

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thank Deputy Pentagon Chaplain Emerson

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Bird , national anthem singer Pentagon

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Police Sergeant Anthony Brecht , and

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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

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11 , 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 11th , 24

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years ago , members of the Pentagon

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Defense Protective Service , the

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Pentagon Building Management office ,

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and the heating and refrigeration plant

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responded within moments of the strike .

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For their actions that day , they were

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awarded with the highest civilian award

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for bravery , the office of the

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Secretary of Defense 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 Diaz .

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Mr . Michael Gargano and Mr . Fred

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Hodges . These are the heroes of

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September 11 , 2001 . Thank you all for

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your service in 2001 and especially for

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being here today . We are also honored

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to have with us former Arlington County

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Fire Chief James Schwartz . Within 11

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minutes of American Airlines Flight 77

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striking the Pentagon , then Arlington

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County Assistant Chief of Operations

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James Schwartz was on the scene ,

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assumed command of the incident , and

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started assessing the situation . For

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the next 10 days , Schwartz and his

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department led the fire and rescue

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operations . Thank you , Chief Schwartz ,

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for being with us and for all your

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efforts on that day . More

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than 40 federal , state , and local

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first responder agencies responded to

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the Pentagon that day , some of whom

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are represented here today . Arlington

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County Fire Department Chief David

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Pavlitz . Arlington County Police

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Department Chief Andy Penn . Arlington

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County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Jose

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Quiroz . DC Fire and EMS Assistant Fire

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Chief Anthony Kelleher . DC

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Metropolitan Police Department Chief of

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Police Pamela Smith . DeLorenzo Health

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Clinic , Colonel Chelsea Hamilton .

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Fairfax County Police Department Chief

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Kevin Davis . Joint Base Fort Myer ,

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Henderson Hall , Arlington National

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Cemetery Chief of Police William

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Johnson . Joint Base Fort Myer

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Henderson Hall Police Department Deputy

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Chief of Police Eric Jones . Joint Base

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Fort Myer Henderson Hall Fire

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Department Chief Jeffrey Torchik .

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Metropolitan Washington Airport

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Authority Fire and Rescue Department

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Assistant Fire Chief Ronald Dowdy .

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Metropolitan Washington Airport

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Authority Police Department chief of

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police David Hutchler . Pentagon Police

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Acting Chief Steve Taylor . Prince

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William County Police Department ,

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Captain Feliciano Wilson . Prince

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Prince William County Fire and Rescue

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Chief Thomas Labelle . Virginia State

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Police First Sergeant Robert Alessi .

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Ladies and gentlemen , please join

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Deputy Pentagon Chaplain Emerson Bird

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for the invocation .

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Let us pray . God of

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refuge and strength , an ever present

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help in times of trouble . As we gather

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in this place . And stand with family

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members and friends of those who lost

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their lives here 24 years ago today . I

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pray that you , the God of comfort ,

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healing and hope , would surround them

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with your presence . As we stand with

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those who served tirelessly on that day

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to preserve life . I pray that you

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would also bring them peace and comfort .

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Lord , as we stand this morning , I

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pray that we resolve anew to protect

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and defend . I pray that as we

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stand in this solemn and beautiful

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place that you give us the faith and

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courage to bring beauty and restoration

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out of devastation . Lord , I pray that

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our service to the nation today would

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reflect our gratitude and respect for

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the honorable and sacrificial service

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of those we gather to remember . In

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your name I pray . Amen .

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Thank you , Chaplain Bird . On

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September 12 , 2001 , the national

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colors were unfurled for all to see .

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The original flag was donated by Army

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Major General Jim Jackson , then the

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Military District of Washington

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commander . He sent over to nearby Fort

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Myer for the largest flag they could

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find . Thus , the US Army band's

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garrison flag took its place in history .

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The flag that day comforted all who saw

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her and symbolically declared our

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nation's resolve . Since that time ,

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the national colors have been unfurled

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on the same spot each year at dawn on

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9/11 to remind all who attend the

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memorial ceremonies , those who go to

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work that morning , Pentagon visitors

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and those who pass by on the highway ,

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that this building remains solid , this

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department remains strong , and this

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nation remains resilient .

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Today's colors will be unfurled by

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members of the Washington headquarters

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Services facilities operations and

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Services division . The unfurling will

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be led by Mr . David Brown from the

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facility's operation and Services

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division and Medal for Valor recipient .

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We invite all to join Pentagon Police

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Sergeant Anthony Brecht in the singing

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of the national anthem as the colors

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are unfurled .

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Oh

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Loudly

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hail at the twilight gleaming

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broad stripes and bright

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stars through the .

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or the Some parts we

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watched were so

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gallantly streaming .

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And the rockets .

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The bus bursting .

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proof through the

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night that our flag

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was still there .

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Or the And of the free .

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And the home of the

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Uh

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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 .

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Thank you all for attending .