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Flags of Honor
This Feature is dedicated to the victims of the Attacks of September 11, 2001, and those who have lost their lives fighting the War on Terror.
I didn't plan this feature; it just sort of happened. On September 10, 2006, I was at Salem, Oregon's Riverfront Park to take pictures for a future PLACES page on Salem for my website. At the time, I wasn't thinking about the fact that the following day was the 5th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. When I reached the park, I noticed that it was filled with American flags. At that point, I remembered hearing about this event, and realized that I had the opportunity to create a September 11 memorial page on my website.
A total of 3,075 people were killed on September 11, 2001: 2,350 in the World Trade Center and the two planes that struck the towers, 415 firefighters, police officers and medical rescuers at the World Trade Center, 189 people at the Pentagon and aboard Flight 77, and 44 people aboard United Flight 93 in Pennsylvania.
The flags used for the 9-11 victims are called Flags of Honor. These flags depict the American flag, with the names of all of the victims in small lettering within the stripes. Under the depiction of the American flag is the following caption:
This flag contains the names of those killed in the terrorist attacks of 9.11.* Now and forever it will represent their immortality. We shall never forget them.
*as of 9-11-2003
Representing the rescue workers are the Flags of Heroes, which are similar to the Flags of Honor, only displaying the names of the rescue workers. The caption on the Flag of Heroes reads as follows:
This flag contains the names of the emergency services personnel who gave their lives to save others in the terrorist attacks of 9.11.* Now and forever it will represent their immortality. We shall never forget them.
*as of 9-11-2003
A separate field was also set up with standard American flags representing members of the Armed Forces who lost their lives in Afghanistan or Iraq fighting in the War on Terror. Each of these flags had a specific name associated with it.
Near the flags representing the fallen soldiers, this World War II Army Jeep was on display in the park.
Additional American flags were placed around the park area, as well as red "Never Forget" 9/11 Remembrance Flags.
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Salem Fire Department also had two aerial ladder trucks present at
the park. The ladders were raised, and a large American flag was flying
from the ladders. This was impressive,
Here are some more pictures of the Healing Field. They don't really need captions.
The Oregon National Guard made a scheduled flyover in a helicopter. The Sunday flyover was scheduled for 2:16 p.m.
Salem's Riverfront Park has its own permanent 9-11 Memorial: a simple plaque at the south end of the park, mounted on the handrail of a viewpoint overlooking Pringle Creek flowing into Willamette Slough. The plaque reads:
SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2001 MEMORIAL
THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE TERRORIST ACTS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH
Nothing else really need to be said.
Related Links
The Flags of Honor and Heroes Website
Also See:
Last Voyage of the USS Missouri
All website content, including graphics and pictures are © Robert D. West unless otherwise noted. Content is not to be used out of the context of this webpage without expressed permission. Any opinions expressed herein are mine and are not necessarily shared by the Milwaukee School of Engineering, or anyone else.
Questions? Comments? Critiques? Corrections? Concerns? Email me at westr@msoe.edu.
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