Uniform beret

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
Colonel Mark Volk's uniform beret was left on his desk while he helped clear areas in the Pentagon. The eagle insignia, now tarnished and discolored, shows heat damage from the fire.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Colonel Mark Volk
ID Number
2002.0280.04
accession number
2002.0280
catalog number
2002.0280.04
Object Name
Beret
Measurements
overall: 10 1/4 in x 9 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 26.035 cm x 24.765 cm x 4.445 cm
worn
United States: Virginia, Pentagon
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11
September 11
Title
Uniform beret
National Museum of American History
associated subject
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
related event
September 11th Attacks
Attack on the Pentagon
Record ID
nmah_1193689
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-196d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Uniform shirt and cap worn during the Pentagon attack, September 11, 2001.
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