January 4

Patriot Flag flies at Seattle Center today

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The Patriot Flag, a memorial flag that has been making its way across the United States since last September en route to New York City for the ten-year anniversary of 9-11 later this year, is stopping in Seattle today. The 30 x 58 foot flag will be flown at Seattle Center at 2 p.m. today, Tuesday, January 4, in honor of the victims of the 9-11 attacks.

Patriot Flag in Kotzebue Alaska, 33 Miles inside the Arctic Circle, on December 22, 2010. Photo by Captain Rudy Hecker, Kotezbue Fire Dept. Used with permission courtesy of Mitch Mendler of the Patriot Flag Project.

The flag will be hanging between two 100-foot aerial ladder trucks at the south side of the International Fountain at Seattle Center from 2 to 2:30 p.m. today. The public is invited to join in the ceremony and take pictures.

Sponsors Fed Ex and Alaska Airlines have provided free transportation for the 150-pound crate which houses the large flag. The Olympia Fire Department delivered the flag to the Seattle department yesterday. It will be sent to Providence Rhode Island on Wednesday. Follow the flag’s scheduled progress here, or get more information on the Patriot Flag Project here.


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9-11, events, memorial, Patriot Flag, Patriot Flag Project, Seattle Center, Seattle Fire Department


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