Posts tagged Veterans
Veteran hiking from Ground Zero to Florida for awareness about veteran suicide sets world record

“TShane Johnson set the world record for the fastest mile with a 100-pound pack at the Old Dominion University football game. His time was about 13 minutes. NORFOLK, Va. — Johnson is a Marine Corps veteran who is hiking from Ground Zero to Florida to raise awareness about veteran suicide…”

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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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A Torn 9/11 Flag is Repaired, One Loving Stitch at a Time

In the days after the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, an American flag appeared on the side of a construction site overlooking Ground Zero in downtown Manhattan. A construction crew hung the 30-foot flag on 90 West Street as a symbol of hope for volunteers searching for survivors in the wreckage of the World Trade Center…

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