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Rare 9/11 Pentagon footage released after 25 years

The public can now view the only civilian video footage captured of the 9/11 Pentagon response.

A charred stone marks the spot at the Pentagon where American Airlines flight 77 crashed on September 11, 2001 in Arlington, Virginia August 30, 2006. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, rare footage from that day is being released to the American public. The videos show search crews combing the Pentagon's charred corridors, and interviews with firefighters working to contain the disaster.

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Behind the footage: On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Jude Coke and her two crew members, cameraman Billy DeWeese and firefighter Christopher DeWolf, were creating an emergency responder training video with the Baltimore City Fire Department when they learned of the attack at the Pentagon. They changed their mission and raced to the scene. Once there, the weight of their duty to history pushed them to stay, despite the dangers.

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Why now? Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attack, Coke partnered with the 9/11 Legacy Foundation, an education-focused nonprofit, to create a six-part documentary covering what they witnessed. The series is the first of its kind, featuring the only civilian video footage of the Pentagon 9/11 response.

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