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Old 11th Sep 2014, 16:15
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Worked in opposite side of Pentagon from impact. Only felt a rumble in the chest as in a movie-theater type explosion, no noise from the impact, or concussion that far away in that large and solid a structure.

Ran bravely away some hours later and I had a first hand look at how a modern city will collapse - Mad Max-like traffic free for all, overwhelmed infrastructure, etc.

Incredibly quiet in the DC suburbs; not a sound of air traffic when that is normally a non-stop background noise.

Poignant in later days to see the normally ceremonial Old Guard outfitted in biohazard suits and going through the piles of rubbish looking for DNA material.
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