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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 1st Responders & Volunteers...Where Are They Now?

People from all walks of life “answered the call” to help during our darkest hours…where are they now?

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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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