Twenty-two years ago today the United States came under attack on its own soil by terrorists who hijacked four commercial jets.
They flew two of them into the World Trade Towers in New York, one into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and, during a battle with passengers, crashed the fourth one into a field in Pennsylvania.
Here, far away in Prescott Valley, Arizona, those tragic events are memorialized every year.
The Healing Field, as it is called, is a display of some 3,000 flags set up on the grounds of the Prescott Valley Civic Center to honor those whose lives were lost on September 11th, 2001.
Each flagpole carries a card with details about one of the victims.
And boots are placed at the base of the flags of firefighters, police and military victims.
It is a quiet place for people to think back and remember that dark day in America's history.
What a beautiful memorial. It’s so important people don’t forget. Watching a young anchor this morning on the local news, he was in kindergarten on 9/11 so has no real memory of the events, other than his family was very upset about something.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful site to walk especially when all those flags are blowing in the wind.
ReplyDeleteA day that will never be forgotten.
ReplyDeleteA sad and tragic day that we will never forget.
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautiful memorial.
ReplyDeleteMany innocents died that day, and it's a tragedy. Let's not forget the thousands of innocents that were killed in the Middle East, as the Bush administration went after the wrong people. Saudi Arabia supplied 17 of the terrorists on the planes. But, it was politically deemed best to attack Afghanistan and Iraq instead of confronting our 'ally'.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me what this day is. It was an unbelievable day.
ReplyDelete22 years already! I remember crying when I saw it on the TV and earlier in the day when I heard it on the radio.
ReplyDeleteA day that changed the world.
ReplyDeleteVery poignant.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great memorial. I didn't know about it.
ReplyDeleteSo far away, and yet it touched your community so deeply. A touching memorial. My son Jon was working in Reston, and they saw the plane that hit the Pentagon. It was flying so low, right past their windows, and they wondered what was wrong with it. Those in his office watched it through their windows until it was out of sight.
ReplyDeleteI did not lose anyone close to me that terrible day, and yet I think we all felt that we had lost someone, and something, very dear to us.