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description: The attached 2 images were taken of the Pentagon from a nearby interchange and a small grassy knoll adjacent to the parking lot on October 28, 2001. While visiting family in the DC area, I felt drawn to the site of this heretofore unimaginable event. The grassy knoll was populated by about 100 others, all speaking in hushed tones as if at a funeral. Numerous memorials were placed in this grassy area, some commemorating lost friends or relatives, some written by children who were trying to make sense out of the event. While standing there with stranger, i was aware of my sense of utter sadness, both for the event itself, and for the sense of how interdependent we are with the much larger world. On the one hand, our technology allows us to rely upon others throughout the world, but with a twist of logic, also allows us to destroy each other with incredible efficiency.