“Twenty years from now, when I’m sitting in my rocking chair I’ll be able to say, ‘I saw that - I saw that flag.’ ” “It’s like history in the making,” said Carol Williams, 71, of Lower Burrell. “And the events of 9/11 hadn’t really sunk in to me at that point, so for us to have it back out, especially with so many volunteers that came out to participate today, it means a lot.”Ībout 60 volunteers, including kids, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and Young Marines, gathered at Advanced Carbide Grinding in Derry Township on Saturday morning for the chance to touch a piece of history that was last seen during a September 11 tribute.Īt 10 a.m., people got a glimpse of the flag as it was slowly lifted by crane and laid down on tarps.īy 12:30 p.m., volunteers, many dressed in red, white and blue, had the flag spread across a field behind the facility, clapping at their accomplishment. “My memory of it is I remember it being there, but it was tough for me to really grasp how large, how meaningful it was,” Dorfman said. Josh Dorfman was 8 years old the last time he saw the world’s largest American flag - weighing in at 7 tons and spanning 400 feet.īut on Saturday, Dorfman, now 26, saw the flag again after it had been in storage for 18 years.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |