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The current exhibit at TSA headquarters, entitled "Never Forget," features artifacts related to Sept. 11, 2001.
The current exhibit at TSA headquarters, entitled "Never Forget," features artifacts related to Sept. 11, 2001.
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Indiana limestone recovered from the exterior walls of the Pentagon.
Indiana limestone recovered from the exterior walls of the Pentagon.
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A metal detector which screened hijackers on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
A metal detector which screened hijackers on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
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The first American flag to fly over Terminal B at Boston Logan Airport when the airport was federalized in 2002. American Airlines Flight 11 left from Gate 32 in this terminal on Sept. 11, 2001.
The first American flag to fly over Terminal B at Boston Logan Airport when the airport was federalized in 2002. American Airlines Flight 11 left from Gate 32 in this terminal on Sept. 11, 2001.
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A piece of interior support steel and a section of subway rail from the World Trade Center.
A piece of interior support steel and a section of subway rail from the World Trade Center.
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A piece of aluminum alloy sheathing which covered the exterior columns of the World Trade Center towers.
A piece of aluminum alloy sheathing which covered the exterior columns of the World Trade Center towers.
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Close up of a subway rail recovered from the destroyed PATH station at the World Trade Center.
Close up of a subway rail recovered from the destroyed PATH station at the World Trade Center.
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An original handheld metal detector used by TSA at Washington Reagan National Airport in 2002.
An original handheld metal detector used by TSA at Washington Reagan National Airport in 2002.
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Some of the artifacts donated to the Smithsonian by the TSA Historian Project in 2011.
Some of the artifacts donated to the Smithsonian by the TSA Historian Project in 2011.
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