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A Story of Honor, Community, Unity: Ground Zero Volunteers Flag

Ground Zero Volunteers Flag, originally known as The Ground Zero Flag was founded in 2001 by a few New Yorkers volunteering at Ground Zero. Made and donated by Valley Forge Flags of Pennsylvania, The Flag is 60' X 30' and weighs 92lbs. It was first displayed on 1 Liberty Street, known also as Brooks Brothers Building September 22, 2001 for approximately two months…

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9-11 first responders finally get their own tribute at Ground Zero

“About 17 and a half years after the 9/11 terror attack on the World Trade Center, first responders are finally getting their own tribute at the Memorial Plaza on the Ground Zero site…”

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9/11 Memorial Glade Opens to the Public

"Searching and digging at Ground Zero without being asked, without being told and without thinking about the consequences…”

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Join Us For Memorial Glade Dedication and May 30th Commemoration

“On May 30, 2019, a permanent and historic modification to the 9/11 Memorial will be formally dedicated…”

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9/11 Memorial Will Host Memorial Glade Dedication and May 30th Commemoration Ceremonies

“On May 30, 2019, a permanent and historic modification to the 9/11 Memorial will be formally dedicated…”

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Horse Soldiers Visit the 9/11 Memorial & Museum

“Six soldiers from U.S. Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 595 – now known as the “horse soldiers” – visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum on Tuesday…”

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Spirit of 9/11 keeps flying with heroic Hester flag

The unfurling of an enormous American flag down the side of a six-story building in Chinatown tends to bring traffic to a halt. This happens annually on the corner of Hester and Mott. Sts. when John Casalinuovo, who volunteered at Ground Zero for nine months at the Salvation Army tent, leads a tradition he began on Sept. 9, 2002…

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