I took this photo Friday evening, but it seems appropriate for today since Osama bin Laden is now dead.
I photographed this monument every time I passed it after the 5K races in Crystal City last month. I noticed it again on Saturday during the Tour des Biblioteques.
This beam was presented to ACFD on August 29, 2010. It is displayed at Arlington Fire Station #5 in Pentagon City. Here are two links with more information about this memorial: