Remember

We took the boys to a Healing Field in Sandy on Sunday September 11. They have a flag there representing every person killed in the attacks. Each flag has a tag attached that has the name, age, and a little information about the person. Apparently the city of Sandy has done this every year for the anniversary, but I didn't know about it until now.

The kids didn't ask a lot of questions, which is fine with me.

New this year is this bronze statue a local man did of the iconic picture you've all seen:

One thing I hadn't considered was this display of Utah state flags bearing the name, age, military branch, and where the soldier/officer/sailor was killed, with this explanation:



Emotion overwhelmed me as I thought about those who lost their life that day; and those who have voluntarily enlisted and given their lives to protect us from further threat. I thank God for the privilege of living in the United States.