The 18th annual Utah Healing Field Memorial has over 3,000 flags on display to honor the victims of 9/11. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Alison Arndt-Wild visited the Utah Healing Field last week in Sandy.
2019 marks the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Since 2002, U.S. flags have flown at the Sandy City Promenade to honor each of the nearly 3,000 victims that lost their lives on 9/11.
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More than 3,000 flags stood in the Sandy City Promenade during the 18th annual Utah Healing Field Memorial. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
The 18th annual Utah Healing Field Memorial in Sandy, Utah. The flags on display honor the nearly 3,000 people killed on 9/11. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Rows of American flags fill the Sandy City Promenade for the 18th annual Utah Healing Field Memorial. The event honors those who died during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
A visitor to the Utah Healing Field reads a message on a homemade wooden flag. The memorial commemorates the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
A young visitor reads a message on a homemade wooden flag at the 18th annual Utah Healing Field in Sandy. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
A heartfelt message of thanks is stapled onto a homemade wooden flag at the Utah Healing Field in Sandy. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Flags with paw prints honoring police dogs that died stand in the Utah Healing Field in Sandy. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
At the Utah Healing Field in Sandy, information cards attached to paw print flags tell the stories of police dogs who have died. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Lydia Wild reads a card identifying a 9/11 victim that is attached to an American flag at the Utah Healing Field in Sandy. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Two young visitors read a card on an American flag at the 18th annual Healing Field in Sandy, Utah. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Visitors of all ages wander through rows of American flags at the 18th annual Utah Healing Field in Sandy. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Each of the over 3,000 Healing Field flags have a card attached to identify a victim of 9/11. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
A large crowd gathers for the memorial ceremony at the 18th annual Utah Healing Field in Sandy. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Community members of all ages visit the 18th annual Utah Healing Field at the Sandy City Promenade. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Over 3,000 American flags stand in the Sandy City Promenade for the 18th annual Utah Healing Field 9/11 Memorial. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Flags were being sold for $35 to raise funds for Honor365 at the 18th annual Utah Healing Field 9/11 Memorial. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Emcee Bob Bedont recounts the events of 9/11 to open the 18th annual Healing Field Memorial Ceremony. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Sandy City Mayor Kurt Bradburn thanks first responders during the 18th annual Utah Healing Field Memorial Ceremony. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
Fallen officers, firefighters, and armed services members honored during the 18th annual Utah Healing Field Memorial Ceremony in Sandy. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
A large flag on display in front of Sandy City Hall suspended by two fire trucks for the 18th annual Utah Healing Field. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
The Utah Healing Field 9/11 Memorial has been in existence since 2002. (Alison Arndt-Wild)
