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Pentagon 9/11 survivor Kevin Shaeffer reflects on his escape: 'I had to fight'

On 9/11, retired Navy Lt. Kevin Shaeffer was one of the few people in the Pentagon's Navy Command Center to survive the attack. Geoff Bennett spoke with Shaeffer about what he experienced on that day and the 25 years since.

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Pentagon 9/11 survivor Kevin Shaeffer reflects on his escape: 'I had to fight'
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