Museum gets piece of Pentagon from Sept. 11 terrorism attack

MARIETTA - Thanks to a volunteer worker at the Marietta Museum of History, visitors can get to view and touch a five-pound piece of limestone from the Pentagon building that was struck by a terrorist attack on September eleventh. <br> <br> Daniel Cox, executive director of the museum, said it&#39;s the only piece of the historic defense building to be donated to a history museum so far. <br> <br> Cox said, ``There may be some around the immediate (Washington) area, but as far as I know, we&#39;re the only ones.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Cox said 57-year-old Jim Bodenhamer of Kennesaw, a museum volunteer, was responsible for getting the piece of history. <br> <br> Bodenhamer also works in a civilian capacity as a supervisor at Fort McPherson in Atlanta and makes several trips each year to the Pentagon. <br> <br> Cox said he asked Bodenhamer if it were possible to get a piece of the Pentagon that was struck by the plane for public display at the museum. <br> <br> Bodenhamer said he was put in touch with Sandra Dutson, who works with the Pentagon Renovation Program. <br> <br> Bodenhamer said, ``I talked to her by phone and she just happened to have this piece as well as a couple of other pieces on her desk at the time.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> The Pentagon piece, which is part of the exterior wall of the building, has jet fuel on one side of it, an eerie reminder of tragedy. <br> <br> It arrived at the museum last week, along with a CD that includes pictures taken of the damage at the Pentagon that will eventually be displayed at the museum. <br> <br> Cox said the piece of the wall will be displayed in such a way that the public can touch and feel it.

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