Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial, Towers Remembering What Was

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Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial

Help spread the word of this Memorial please post our web site. This years run is for POW/MIA past present and the POW/MIA in Iraq.. this event is for all veterans and there family's .please come out from every corner of the state please show the American Flag . spread the news meet your other veteran brothers on your way down . tell other vets show your support

Located in Marseilles ,IL.(I-80 to Exit 97 head south and follow the signs)

View the events page for Freedom Run Meetings @VFW Post # 6863 located at 7256 W. 63rd St, Summit IL

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IL FREEDOM RUN -JUNE 21 2008 -STARTS IN JOLIET ILLINOIS FROM THE CHICAGOLAND SPEEDWAY US 66- LINE UP 8.00 AM DEPARTS AT 10.00 AM TO MARSEILLES ILLINOIS TO THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICTS WALL MEMORIAL TO HONOR OUR FALLEN HERO'S WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR OUR FREEDOM CEREMONY AT THE MEMORIAL WALL FOLLOWED BY A FREEDOM CELEBRATION IN THE TOWN OF MARSEILLES WITH FOOD REFRESHMENTS VENDORS AND LIVE MUSIC- DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE. [[[[ there is camping in the area where abate holds its helmet roast it would be a lovely site to see abate members riding from across the state of Illinois and all cycles with American flags -heck you can stay the weekend --- THIS YEAR IT IS NOT FATHERS DAY--- YOU CAN HAVE A HUGE BREAKFAST GATHERING on Sunday what a way to spend a week end honoring our troops AND BEING WITH YOUR BROTHERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE SUPPORTING OUR TROOPS TOGETHER for camping 551 Wilson Street Marseilles IL 61341 Wilson is the new street name, formally LaSalle Street. they are located in the City Limits of Marseilles on the North East side of town just off Route 6 just 11 blocks east of the main North South road that exits Interstate -call 1.815.795-6000 http://ILFREEDOMRUN.ORG

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Line-Up Starts at 8am. Run Departs at 10am.
Start of the run: ChicagoLand Speedway (Joliet, IL.) 50 Miles to
The Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial (Marseilles, IL)
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Following Memorial Wall Ceremony in Marseilles, IL.
Donation $10.00 per person
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of our fallen Heroes on the Memorial Wall & assist Veterans & their families... This years run is to honor the POW*MIA Thank you Jerry Cooch

"Remembering What Was"

An unparalleled collection of fabulous photography of The Twin Towers. Dedicated to remembering and paying tribute to the World Trade Center. Since September 11/01, New York's landscape has been changed forever. The images within this page are an American memento to treasure. This collection features the Twin Towers in every photo.

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Utah and the rest of America remembers the victims of September 11, 2001

3,031 large flags in Utah. A reverent silence prevails in this eerie representation of those who died on Sept. 11th.

I never heard or saw anything about this in the media. I was going to the bank when I saw this. I went home, got my wife Linda, and came back with a camera. Below is my best, though inadequate, attempt to share the experience with you.....

The above picture was taken on the mall in front of the Sandy, Utah city hall. I pasted the photos together to try and help show just how big this thing was, but even with that, the photos don't do it justice. There was very little publicity about this, but it was a real traffic stopper. People would park and get out and walk among the flags. Some brought bundles of flowers and left them at the base of a flag. Others came together and just hugged each other hard in the silent memory of the terrible loss that we suffered one year ago. We all know over 3000 people lost their lives, but seeing this display, and walking among it, helps put perspective on just how big a number that is.

Close up of the one of the signs placed around the perimeter of the display. There were also some international flags on display representing some of the various foreign nations whose citizens dies that day. Interestingly, this whole display was done by a local company that manufactures and distributes flags and flag display equipment...and I saw not a single sign bearing their name in the display. People walked through, and all you could hear was the sound of the flags blowing in the breeze. A reverent silence prevailed over the display as those who came each reviewed his or her experiences of that fateful day a year ago.

I saw many families while I was there. It was hard watching adults struggling to cope with their own emotions while caring for children who were far too young to understand the significance of the flags around them.. To the credit of the children, I didn't see any who could not somehow sense that this was a special place. For a few moments, everyone who came, young and old, male and female, families, and even a group of mentally handicapped individuals stopped their busy daily lives to remember. If those who caused this pain only knew how much stronger we have become, and how terribly their comrades have paid, and will continue to pay, for this horrible crime, I wonder if they still would have done what they did.

It's hard to picture mentally just how big this thing is. As I walked among the rows, I was reminded of rank on rank of soldiers standing at attention, guarding us even now.

Some brought flowers, small flags, notes etc. The flags didn't have individual names on them so I don't know how people picked out where they would leave these tokens as they experienced their own memories and grief. For anyone who has ever shed a few tears at THE WALL (the Vietnam Veterans memorial in Washington DC) or during the changing of the guard at The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, VA, this display is every bit as moving in its sheer power to remind those who come of just how deeply we all experienced the cowardly attack on innocent civilians in our own homeland.

We parked about a block away to get in and experience it up close. We weren't the only ones as you can see. Please forward this URL in respect for those who died and their families.