As Pentagon tribute opens, others remain years away | Daily Record | Daily Record: "Fundraising took much longer. Three years after the attack, only $3 million had been raised for the $22 million memorial. After several large corporate donations, groundbreaking took place in June 2006.
Planners still have raised less than half the $10 million they need for long-term maintenance.
The memorial is just 200 feet from the impact site -- the Pentagon's new limestone facade is noticeably lighter than the rest of the World War II-vintage building -- and separated from the military fortress by a tall black fence. It is angled to trace Flight 77's path; benches for each victim are laid out along age lines from youngest (age 3) to oldest (71)."
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