Victims of Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon Memorial excluded from the burial so that there was no possibility that any terrorist remains were included. These terrorist and commingled remains were turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in February 2002. The FBI said the remains were "disposed of in a dignified manner'", although a very small amount of suspected terrorist remains were retained to aid in later criminal prosecutions. The Victims of Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon Memorial was dedicated on September 12, 2002. A funeral service for the 30 victims was held at the Arlington Memorial Amphitheater, the first time the amphitheater had held such
Victims of Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon Memorial passengers and six crew members aboard American Airlines Flight 77 (which crashed into the building) are inscribed on the memorial. After the 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery Superintendent John C. Metzler, Jr. realized that there was a strong likelihood that many of the victims might not have their remains identified, while other remains might be commingled. Many of the victims would be military personnel whose families could choose to have their loved ones buried at Arlington. This would necessitate a group burial at the cemetery, and an appropriate monument to mark the grave. Metzler designed the