Posts by Kory Mitchell

By Elizabeth Johnson A fantastic 75-mile journey began Saturday, Aug. 27, from Manhasset to lower Manhattan to raise money for Tuesday’s Children, a Manhasset nonprofit that helps families of terror victims. Eva Casale, 51, a long-distance runner from Glen Cove, and handcyclist Michael Roesch, 36, of Shelter Island, began their 75-mile odyssey on Saturday from…

By Caleb Beames A 200 pound piece of the World Trade Center has found its way to Jasper for a future 9/11 memorial set to open on the 15th anniversary. … The flag was transported back to Texas in a trailer covered by the official 9/11 flag, the Honor and Remember flag, the New York…

By Rick Epstein RARITAN TWP., NJ – A bent steel beam from the World Trade Center is now where it should be – on display in the lobby of Hunterdon Central High School. … Years ago, Berger had given the school a “Flag of Honor,” upon which were printed the names of all the people…

By Roger Gavan WARWICK — Fourteen years ago on September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, all bound for California and loaded with fuel, to attack the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and an unknown target in Washington, D.C. … The Flag of Honor contains the names of those who perished in the attack. Read…

By Jordan Villines WINCHESTER, Ky. – (WKYT) – This Thursday marks the 13th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks on this country. … In front of Andrea’s front door hangs the Flag of Honor, showing the names of everyone killed in 9-11, including her brother. Read the article

Mike Mooney will unveil his flag of honor on Memorial Dayfor all who perished on 9-11. The flag, which has the names of everyone who died from the terrorist acts in 2001, will be mounted under clear plastic and become a part of a new garden, the 9-11 Memorial Garden, next to Mooney’s Liberty Garden…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Tri-State Area commemorated the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with tributes, memorials and prayer services. … The museum, which is located near Republic Airport, also has a “flag of honor.” Visitors were asked to bring a rose to be placed near the flag display. Read the article

If St. Paul’s Chapel in New York City seems out of place amid the towering metal and glass high rises near Ground Zero, it may be because it was built in another era. This colonial-period church is the oldest continually used public building in Manhattan. The charming stone exterior, that seemed so different from its…

By Douglass Dowty Syracuse, NY — The public is invited to attend 17 minutes of silence this morning to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. … Two flags will be displayed — the Flag of Heroes, with names of emergency personnel who lost their lives — and the Flag of Honor,…

NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 10: Germano Riviera walks with the “Flag of Honor,” which displays the names of all of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, across from Ground Zero on the eve of the 11th anniversary of September 11 on September 10, 2012 in New York City. New York City and…