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The article discusses a 9/11 memorial honoring the memory of the 184 people who died at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. The 9/11 memorial which was dedicated on September 11, 2008 is the nation's first. It is situated on the southwestern lawn of the U.S. Pentagon in the same flight path as American Airlines Flight 77. Topics include the experience of Joyce Johnson, wife of the late Lt. Col. Dennis Johnson and a discussion regarding the investigation into the Pentagon crash.

The article focuses on the sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Towers, and the fact that the attack on the Pentagon is the forgotten story of that day. Political debate and budget problems have slowed building at Ground Zero, while plentiful funds guaranteed that the Pentagon was rapidly repaired.

The article describes the bond formed between fire fighter Mike Regan and the parents of Dan Shanower who was killed during the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon. Regan discovered Shanower's body while searching in the rubble, and Don and Pat Shanower eventually contacted him for information about their son. On the fifth anniversary of the attacks, and of Shanower's death, Regan and his wife Janice plan to spend the day with the Shanowers attending a memorial service for Dan.

The article explores economic conditions in several U.S. swing states and their possible stance in the November 2012 U.S. presidential elections. Due to the significant improvement in the economic situation in New Hampshire, Virginia, and Colorado under the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, his chance of gaining electoral votes from said states is described as high. Aside from Florida, Iowa and Wisconsin are facing employment issues and may favor Republican Mitt Romney instead.