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The Crossing plants 3,000 flags in remembrance of 9/11

Members places flags along the property line of The Crossing in Washington Crossing.

Members places flags along the property line of The Crossing in Washington Crossing.

Gordon Nieburg

A view of the flags placed on the church property.

A view of the flags placed on the church property.

Gordon Nieburg

Members plant flags.

Members plant flags.

Gordon Nieburg

Member Linda Flukoll places flags.

Member Linda Flukoll places flags.

Gordon Nieburg

Member Kellee Blake plants flags on the grounds of The Crossing.

Member Kellee Blake plants flags on the grounds of The Crossing.

Gordon Nieburg

Church members Joyce Linder, left, and Lisa Stuhs hand out the 3,000 American flags to member volunteers.

Church members Joyce Linder, left, and Lisa Stuhs hand out the 3,000 American flags to member volunteers.

Gordon Nieburg

Jeff Fanok Sr. and his son, Jeffrey, place flags.

Jeff Fanok Sr. and his son, Jeffrey, place flags.

Gordon Nieburg

American flags planted in the shape of a cross at The Crossing.

American flags planted in the shape of a cross at The Crossing.

Wayne Dovan

A view of the flags placed on the church property.

A view of the flags placed on the church property.

Gordon Nieburg

Posted Thursday, September 16, 2021 12:10 am

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Photographs by Gordon Nieburg

The Crossing, Washington Crossing United Methodist Church, commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by planting 3,000 small American flags on its property lines.

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