Hundreds of volunteers placed 2,977, 6-foot-tall American flags at Tempe Beach Park to honor each victim of the 9/11 terror attacks. Tempe Healing Field chairman Nick Bastian says this tradition is now one of the longest-running healing fields in the country.
"Like a lot of people, we vowed to never forget what happened that day. There’s so much raw emotion at this event, that it just keeps bringing us back."
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes and crashed them into the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The fourth plane crashed in Pennsylvania. Bastian says they will hold a ceremony Wednesday.
If you go
What: Tempe Healing Field memorial
Where: Saturday, Sept. 7 through Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.
Parking: Parking is available in downtown Tempe. The Tempe Beach Park lot will be closed for most events.
The memorial includes a number of events.
Freedom Concert: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7.
Tunnel to Towers 5K Run/Walk: 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8. Click here for registration info.
Healing Field tribute: Reading the names of the victims begins at 5:46 a.m., when the first plane hit the Twin Towers.
Candlelight vigil: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11. The ceremony will includes speakers.
Stand Down The Field: 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 12. Volunteers are needed to help.
Full information: tempehealingfield.org/
