Smithsonian and TSA Commemorate 10th Anniversary of Sept. 11

WHAT:	In a special ceremony, the Smithsonian and the Transportation Security Administration will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
WHEN:	Sunday, Sept. 11
	Ceremony begins at 8:30 a.m.; doors open at 7:45 a.m. and close at 8:25 a.m.
Media credentials are required for entry; this event is not open to the public.
WHERE:	Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
	Flag Hall, use the Mall entrance on Madison Avenue (between 12th and 14th streets)
WHO:	Wayne Clough, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
	Norman Y. Mineta, former Secretary, Department of Transportation, and Smithsonian Regent Emeritus
	John S. Pistole, administrator, TSA
	Arnold Cole, former federal security director, Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport
	Michael P. Jackson, former deputy secretary, Department of Transportation and Department of Homeland Security
	Gale Rossides, deputy administrator, TSA

The Smithsonian and TSA will mark the 10-year anniversary of Sept. 11 in a ceremony with remarks from Smithsonian, TSA and other federal officials-including video remarks by Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security-as well as musical selections by a TSA officer and the DC Youth Orchestra. A moment of silence and reflection will take place at 8:46 a.m.-the time American Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center's North Tower-in front of the Star-Spangled Banner gallery.

Sept. 11 is the final day for the public to see the museum's unique display of objects, "September 11: Remembrance and Reflection," a close-up view of more than 50 objects from New York, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa., as well as new acquisitions from TSA. Objects include airplane fragments, a crushed FDNY fire truck door, a Pentagon building map and various objects recovered from offices. The display is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In December 2001, Congress named the National Museum of American History the nation's official repository for artifacts related to Sept. 11, 2001.

Media only:
	Laura Duff	[phone] or [phone] (mobile)
	Valeska Hilbig	[phone] or [phone] (mobile)
Media website:	http://newsdesk.si.edu

/PRNewswire-USNewswire -- Sept. 9, 2011/

SOURCE Smithsonian's National Museum of American History