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Segregated Bathrooms

This sentence remains in the article as of today: "The side-by-side sets of restrooms still exist, but have been used by all since they were built." This has not been true for probably ten years or more. Every part of the Pentagon has been remodeled and the dual-bathroom situation doesn't exist any longer.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8806:2208:1900:5090:A3A9:1FA6:51B5 (talk • contribs) 12:10, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Do you know of any reliable source that states that? Also, please sign your comments on talk pages with four tildes (~~~~). New sections should be placed at the bottom of a talk page. - Donald Albury 17:30, 11 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Number of victims?

At the beginning of the text it is informed 189, however on the Pentagon website we see that the number entered is 184. Which one is correct? https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2771606/austin-milley-call-on-americans-to-remember-honor-911-victims/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 177.125.174.41 (talk • contribs)

The DOD website cited as the source of the 189 number no longer mentions the number of victims, and I had to dig down a couple of layers to reach a page that now says there were 184 victims. As the article breaks the number of victims down into those on the aircraft and those on the ground, it would be nice to find a reliable source that also gives the breakdown. A USAToday article here says 125 in the Pentagon and 59 on the plane died. The WP article American Airlines Flight 77 states that 64 on the plane and 125 in the Pentagon died, while citing the above USAToday article, so it looks like we need to check all of the WP articles related to 9/11 to find errors and inconsistencies. - Donald Albury 20:07, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And now I think there is a difference in saying there were 184 victims and that 189 died, as the five hijackers are not being counted as victims. I'm holding off on making any more changes until I have found reliable sources that make that distinction clear. - Donald Albury 21:57, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

American English

Why does this article use British date order (dd/mm/yyyy) instead of American date order (mm/dd/yyyy)? It is supposed to use American English, according to the talk page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.187.215.109 (talk) 01:56, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The US military uses the dd/mmm/yyyy format for many purposes. See Date-time group#Military Date Time Group. - Donald Albury 11:42, 13 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]