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The Tempe Healing Field paid tribute Wednesday to the 23rd anniversary of 9/11. The annual display of flags and related events memorialize those who lost their lives during the 2001 terrorist attacks. Nearly 3,000 American flags covered the fields of Tempe Beach Park.
Here’s a look at the event.
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The Tempe Healing Field memorial pays tribute to the lives lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks. The 2024 memorial commemorates the 23rd anniversary of the attacks.
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The Tempe Healing Field on Sept. 11, 2024. The memorial honors not only those who were lost during 9/11, but also the children who were affected.
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Members of the military honor victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Tempe Healing Field on Sept. 11, 2024.
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Each flag at the Tempe Healing Field on Sept. 11, 2024, has the name of a victim of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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Members of the military honor victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the Tempe Healing Field on Sept. 11, 2024.
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Tempe Mayor Corey Woods talks at the Tempe Healing Field on Sept. 11, 2024.
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Each flag at the Tempe Healing Field on Sept. 11, 2024, has the name of a victim of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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