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NEW - Government Releases Detailed Information on 9/11 Crashes
The Archive’s mission is to put on the record the primary source documentation that can enrich the policy debate, improve journalism, educate policymakers, and ensure that we don’t reinvent the wheel or repeat the mistakes of the past.
The September 11th Sourcebooks
The Pentagon—a building, institution, and symbol—was conceived at
the request of Brigadier General Brehon B. Sommervell, Chief of
the Construction Division of the Office of the Quartermaster
General, on a weekend in mid-July 1941. The purpose was to
provide a temporary solution to the War Department's critical
shortage of space. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on
September 11, 1941. The building was dedicated on January 15,
1943, nearly 16 months to the day after the groundbreaking.
Prime contract awarded 11 August 1941
Mechanical engineering contract awarded 3 September 1941
Construction began 11 September 1941
PENTAGON & CIA PRACTICED 9-11-2001