September 11th....They have done this healing field in Tempe AZ for five years now, but this is the first year I have been to see it. I had heard about it on the radio and I felt this overwhelming need to go there. So I picked up the kids from school and headed out there. There is a flag for every person who died in the attacks. It was an amazing thing to see in person and I am glad that we went. The pictures only do it so much justice.
There was a yellow ribbon and a card on each flag with a picture of the person and there name and where they were when the attacks happened.
It was a bit eerie to see these planes flying overhead. The airport is somewhat close by and they were coming down for a landing. The sounds of the airplanes while walking through the park gave you the chills.
This is Tempe Town Lake... and no they were not about to fall off as the picture suggests....
Here is a video link to a video of the field. Kinda makes you feel like you are walking through it with us..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaIQbmacg6E
We had walked around for a while when off to the west we saw a reason to leave...
We have lived in AZ long enough now to learn to run to the car before the brown cloud gets us!
That is your typical monsoon dust storm...
September 23, 2008
Never will we forget....
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the pics are amazing, we'll have to try and see it next year.
I'm glad you got out of there before the storm hit, those are not nice to be in.
I remember seeing pictures of that on the news last year. That's great that you guys got to go see it in person, it's beautiful.
What a good mom you are to take your kids to that. Even to a kid who doesn't understand the true meaning behind the flags it sure is a sight to behold!
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