Remembering 9/11
Pam and Don Jones, of Woodlake, shared this photo of their tribute for those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Today has been a day of remembrance for the almost 3,000 people that lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
On that day Americans were stunned as two hijacked planes flew into the Twin Towers in New York City, one plane hit the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and another hijacked plane crashed in rural Pennsylvania.
The dead included many emergency personnel that were responding to the Twin Towers attack.
In Southern Pines this morning, the Southern Pines Fire and Rescue Department and the Southern Pines Police Department held a ceremony honoring those men and women who died in the line of duty on Sept. 11, 2001.
Also, a commemoration of the attack on America is on view in the Boyd Library on the campus of Sandhills Community College.
The display consists of two American flags: the Flag of Honor contains all the names of the individuals killed, and the Flag of Heroes contains the names of the emergency personnel who gave their lives to save others.
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sandman10 2 years, 8 months ago
The laws relating to the flag of the United States of America are found in detail in the United States Code. Title 4, Chapter 1 pertains to the flag; Title 18, Chapter 33, Section 700 regards criminal penalties for flag desecration; Title 36, Chapter 3 pertains to patriotic customs and observances. These laws were supplemented by Executive Orders and Presidential Proclamations
Everyone that uses the American Flag to display names or ideas is most certainly trying to show their patriotism HOWEVER, Our flag was created with specifics in mind that were adopted later into LAW. Please research these... the link is posted below.
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html