[Fry]

The audio of the interview with Pat Creed and Rick Newman is on the site and very interesting. All sorts of details in the interview about how the unique nature of the Pentagon made fighting the fire so difficult. Also, an excerpt from the chapter describing the impact of Flight 77 into the Pentagon and the path of destruction through the building is posted there and is fascinating.

In the spirit of complete disclosure, I've known Pat for most of my life and he sent me an advance copy of the book and it is great. Amazing details, compelling stories. It reflects incredibly well on the Arlington Fire Department, the other responders and the actions of the military personnel saving their colleagues inside the Pentagon.

[Always Right]

After American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001

For the sake of all the 'Truthers' out there, shouldn't that read allegedly crashed into the Pentagon.

[roses of sharon]

Bookmarking for the weekend, thanks for the info!

[domenad]

Well it’s a good thing that fire can’t melt steel because otherwise it all would have burned to the ground.

I wonder what type of fire protection the Pentagon has. That must be an NFPA nightmare in there.

[BamaDi]

Thanks for the info...I worked at the Pentagon for 8 years in the 80s and loved it so took it personally when the plane hit it....also on that day two of my closest friends were working there - thank goodness both were on the Riverside entrance side and we able to get out safely. I’m planning on buying the book as soon as I can and giving it to them.

[Joe 6-pack]

Interesting...my brother was in the Pentagon on 9/11. I’ll have to see if he’s aware of this book; I’m sure he’d like to give it a read. I love being with him when we come across some “troothers” and they start talking about missiles. Not only was he in the building (USAF side), he has his bachelors degrees in physics and aeronautical engineering, and advanced degrees in geophysics, so from both an experential and academic perspective he’s got a very good understanding of the event. Although he’s usually very reserved in his manners, the person that dares suggest they know the, “truth” about what happened is in for a very long and animated lecture/physics lesson from which they can only emerge sounding like an absolute moron.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

I want to know what happened to Mark Skipper and Alan Wallace.

[Theresawithanh]

Bookmarking for later!!! Gotta go to work...

[sauropod]

I’m gonna have to get the book.

I had a friend and work colleague buy the farm that day. His office was in the basement. I still miss him.

[ArmstedFragg]

In one of those little odd factoids, the daughter of the pilot of flight 77 died in December, 2006 in a fire at a Hudson River condo complex that overlooks Manhattan.

A careful examination of George Bush’s schedule for the day indicates there was a period of several hours during which no one saw him. In a transparent attempt to distract truth-seekers from their mission, the schedule claims it was a ‘sleep period’. /sarc.

[ArmstedFragg]

...and in another little interesting factoid, the company that rebuilt the Pentagon after the fire is the same company that’s building the San Diego hotel that had the explosion last week.

[BufordP]

DC Chapter ping.

For a great many weeks after 9/11 a few DC Chapter Freepers, myself included, paid our respects every Saturday just up the hill from where the plane struck the Pentagon. All those who came out on those Saturdays - chime in.

[aculeus]

Thanks for posting. I heard most of this interview live.

[Mr. Silverback]

Bump for later reading

[rabidralph]

Here's an interesting site with pictures of artifacts from the various impact sites.