Many of our members of the military are facing daily dangers in combat in Afghanistan, but who would expect there to be gunfire at the Pentagon, the Defense Department headquarters in Virginia, just across the Potomac River from our nation’s Capitol in Washington?
Early Tuesday, at about 4:55 a.m., someone unknown, for reasons unknown, fired five to seven shots into the Pentagon.
Two bulletproof windows were hit in empty offices being renovated. Fortunately, there were no casualties.
With little solid information available, the shooting was described as a “random event.” But that a gunfire attack was made on the Pentagon is obviously a serious matter.
Questions were asked also about any possible connection with rifle bullet holes found Monday at windows at a Marine museum at Quantico, Va.
Certainly, any such events are disturbing.