September 11 Digital Archive

702.pjpeg

RAISING.jpg

Title

702.pjpeg

Description

A Marine color guard raises a large American flag into the Afghan sky at the American occupied Kandahar International Airport December 17, 2001. The flag had previously flown on U.S. ships in the North Arabian Sea during Operation Enduring Freedom. The flag was brought to Afghanistan after the airport was secured by the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) Dec. 13. The flag was from Ground Zero in NYC.

Source

unknown

Media Type

still image

Original Name

RAISING.jpg

Created by Author

yes

Described by Author

yes

Date Entered

2002-08-20

Citation

“702.pjpeg,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed November 8, 2024, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/35695.