September 11 Digital Archive

700.pjpeg

FLAG.jpg

Title

700.pjpeg

Description

A large American flag waves in the wind over the American occupied Kandahar International Airport. Marines raised the flag December 17, 2001. The flag bears signatures of rescue workers, friends and family of victims of the terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania and the USS Cole. Seventeen of the flag's stars were dedicated to the 17 U.S. sailors who died when the Cole was bombed last year. The flag came fro Ground Zero in NYC.

Source

unknown

Media Type

still image

Original Name

FLAG.jpg

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

yes

Date Entered

2002-08-20

Citation

“700.pjpeg,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 27, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/34409.