Pentagon Memorial Fund seeks donations Published April 26, 2004 WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The Pentagon Memorial Fund campaign was officially launched here April 22 during a ceremony on Capitol Hill.Almost $30 million is being solicited, according to a news release from the Washington public relations firm that is handling fund raising for the memorial.About $17.5 million of collected funds will be used to build the memorial, according to the release. Another $10 million in donations will be used for maintenance.About $2 million already has been collected, including a $1 million donation from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation, the first major corporate donor to the fund.The Pentagon Memorial will be built in a parklike setting among maple trees and will consist of 184 individual units -- the number of people killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, Pentagon attack. Each memorial unit will consist of a bench by a common reflecting pool.The group of 184 memorials will be located near the spot where Flight 77 hit the Pentagon, according to the release.The Pentagon Memorial Fund Web site at www.pentagonmemorial.net allows donations through a secure online system. (Courtesy of American Forces Press Service)