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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9/11 Memorial Defacement Shows that Anything in Public is Vulnerable, but 24/7 Security is an Excellent Deterrent, says United Protective Services

“A September 12 article on Mass Live reported on the vandalism of a September 11th memorial in Springfield, Massachusetts. The suspect, who is homeless, allegedly scribbled conspiracy-related remarks on the memorial and was caught later on in the week. United Protective Services LLC says that vandalism is a constant concern for all kinds of structures, but having security that can deal with a multitude of threats is the best way to ensure that both property and people are undisturbed…”

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9/11 Remembered
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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