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Photos: Iowa students place 2,997 flags to honor 9/11 victims
Savannah Blake Sep. 11, 2023 8:33 am
Iowa Young Americans for Freedom chairwoman Jasmyn Jordan and Iowa senior Justin Petkus set up flags to honor victims of 9/11 at Hubbard Park in Iowa City, Iowa on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The nation wide event 9/11: Never Forget Project has placed more than 12 million flags around college campuses. The project began in 2003 and encourages younger generations to commemorate the anniversary. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Flags honoring the victims of 9/11 sit on display at Hubbard Park in Iowa City, Iowa on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The 2,997 flags were added to the park by the Iowa Young Americans for Freedom for the 9/11: Never Forget Project. The project began in 2003 and since then has displayed more than 12 million flags around the country. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa sophomore Sabrina Kelly looks at the flags she placed before moving on to add more in the early morning at Hubbard Park in Iowa City, Iowa on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. The display of flags hopes to remind passerby’s of the victims who lost their lives on 9/11. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A member of Young America’s Foundation picks up a handful of flags to place around Hubbard Park in Iowa City, Iowa on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Iowa senior Brandon Buelow places flags to honor the victims of 9/11 at Hubbard Park in Iowa City, Iowa on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023. A group of Iowa students gathered at the park in the early morning to place a total 2,977 flags. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
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