In the past 15 years, we have seen the Towers fall in a series of powerful documentaries and TV shows. Movies have expertly rendered the courage of first responders and the passenger takeover on United Flight 93. But, in the smoke of 9/11, one story still remains largely overlooked: the attack on the Pentagon.
Tune in for 9/11: Inside the Pentagon, Sun, Sept. 11 at 9pm on the WSIU stations: WSIU 8.1, WUSI 16.1, WSEC 14.1, WQEC 27.1 and WMEC 22.2 or access the WSIU local broadcast livestream online at pbs.org or via the PBS Video app. Watch with WSIU Passport.
About the Program
On September 11th, 184 people lost their lives at the Pentagon. Today, many people are surprised to hear that the Pentagon was ever a target in the attack, and even fewer know about those who escaped.
In this program, survivors — many for the first time — tell their stories. There are harrowing accounts of crawling blindly through dark, smoky corridors, leaping from windows to escape, reentering the inferno to find colleagues, carrying the wounded to safety, and tending to burned, unrecognizable co-workers despite the dangerous conditions that surrounded them.
