Rock Island Arsenal to host 9-11 Flag Walk, Remembrance Ceremony

Rock Island Arsenal will host two events to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks that took place on September 11, 2001. Both events will take place on Friday, September 9. Both are open to the public. A flag walk will begin at 6:30 a.m., with marchers assembling at 6 a.m. at Memorial Field on RIA. During the flag walk, marchers will carry American flags on a 2.5-mile course that will end at the 9-11 Memorial, across from Memorial Field. The flags, which represent the lives lost on September 11, 2001, will then be placed in a field adjacent to the 9-11 Memorial. A remembrance... Read More