An illuminated American flag is displayed at the Pentagon near the spot where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building on Sept. 11 in preparation for a remembrance and wreath laying ceremony at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2007. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates will be joined by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps, in laying a wreath in memory of the 184 people who lost their lives at the Pentagon in the attack.