Every year, we remember the deadliest assault on our nation, 9/11. We can never forget the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center and the sound of the hijacked plane crashing into the Pentagon.
First responders jumped into action that day, working to save thousands.
Two decades later, Jim Ingledue still remembers heading to the Pentagon as part of Virginia Task Force 2, with his 2-year-old daughter waiting at home for his return.
“I remember very vividly being on that bus, and when we came around the corner of the Pentagon where you can actually see the damage, it was a lot for your mind to take in,” said Ingledue.
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Ingledue captured many photos of the aftermath of the Pentagon attack. He says nothing prepared him for anything of that magnitude.
“I was removing some of the debris, and I came across something almost like a diaper bag. It had small children clothes and some toys. I told the person next to me, I have to stop and walk away because if I remove some of this debris and find the body of a dead child, I don’t know how I could take that,” he said.