Healing Field 911 Memorial Tempe Lake Park Arizona
The Healing Field in the Southwest is a patriotic tribute for those fallen on September 11, 2001. Since 2002, 2,977 flags are displayed each year on September 11 in Tempe Arizona.
Each flag is on an 8 foot flagpole, each flagpole is set five feet apart from flagpoles on either side, rows and rows of perfectly symmetrically lined flagpoles. It’s easy to get lost in the Healing Field, to be alone with yourself as you reflect that day that “changed our lives forever”. Each flagpole has a yellow ribbon and a note that indicates the name of the person who lost their life as well as a story about their life. Some stories were brief, some were elaborate. Teddy bears, flowers, cards and little momentos were set next to some flagpoles.
Thousands walked through the Healing Field this weekend, many I’m sure were in tears. It was a quiet time, a time of rememberance. Many families brought their children. Parents and grandparents were seen reading the dedication cards as the children listened with respect. One child told me that the dedication card was her friend’s aunt. One gentleman said that it was his classmate; another said that she was in his alumni. Taps were played on the hour. In 2010, combat boots were added to the base of the flagplole to identify the veterans who died in September 11.
It was a touching somber in Tempe as it was in many other American cities; a time remembering the day that “We will Never Forget”.
Leolinda Bowers TM
Associate Broker
Ken Meade Realty
Cell (602) 403-6865
Business (623) 937-5701
http://leolinda.com/
If you are thinking of buying or selling a home in any Phoenix Arizona retirement community, consider hiring me as your Realtor®. I am the 2011, 2010 and 2009 Top Producing Agent in Ken Meade Realty. In 2011, I successful closed 71 transactions. As a year-round Sun City Grand resident and full-time Associate Broker Realtor®, I am familiar with Phoeniz AZ retirement communities Sun City Grand, Sun City West, Corte Bella, Arizona Traditions, Sun Village, Pebble Creek and Trilogy at Vistancia.
