Posts by Kory Mitchell

By Jim Carney Chris Kuhn and 26 classmates have gotten a lesson in the horror of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America. … John Woofter’s hand casts a shadow on the backside of a Flag of Honor that lists all the names of those who died in the attacks as he points out…

By Robert Miller BROOKFIELD — While Bill Perrone works at the 9/11 site in New York City, his son, Mike, serves with the U.S. Marine Corps in Afghanistan. … So it fits that Bill Perrone, a steamfitter, gave his son a “Flag of Honor” to take with him to Afghanistan as a keepsake. It’s an…

By Amy Tangel Huntington native Joe Bartumioli said he was so moved when he watched HBO’s “Real Sports” report on the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team last September that he made it his personal mission to bring the team to Long Island, and his vision is coming true on Aug. 4. … Residents will have…

By Lore Croghan Below are some of the places that will host memorial commemorations and services in the days leading up to the 10th anniversary of 9/11. … Battery Park in front of the battered globe from the World Trade Center plaza: The Flag of Honor/Flag of Heroes project will plant 3,000 American flags bearing…

By Fox 12 Staff GRESHAM, OR (KPTV) – A special flag honoring the victims of 9/11 arrived at Gresham City Hall on Thursday. The Flag of Honor has the names of the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the attacks. Read the article

By Alex Silverman NEW YORK (AP / CBSNewYork) – Nearly 3,000 flags bearing the names of 9/11 victims will go up in a park near Ground Zero for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. John Michelotti, 59, a former engineer from Greenwich, Conn., came up with the idea, which he is calling NYC Memorial Field. Read the article

By Lisa Chamoff Achim Heukemes will literally never forget what happened on Sept. 11, 2001 — the date, along with an American flag, is tattooed on one of his tanned biceps.. … During his Forrest Gump-like journey, Heukemes will carry a canvas tapestry with the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died in New…

By John Riley On Monday, as news of the killing of Osama bin Laden electrified the city, a family member of one of the victims of the 2001 attacks came by the construction site of the Sept. 11 memorial and asked three ironworkers to mount a special flag. … Known as the “Flag of Honor,” it incorporates…

By Bethany O’Grady In the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death, media outlets from around the world have swarmed Lower Manhattan near the World Trade Center site, where tourists and New Yorkers are trading patriotic sentiments with each other in front of the cameras. The somber mood typically shared by visitors to the site has, for the most…