The Missus, Me, and the Bag of Flags

 

2019 Tunnel to Towers Sand Sculpture

Tomorrow afternoon, the Missus and I shall make our annual pilgrimage into lower Manhattan for Tunnel to Towers weekend.  The race is Sunday morning.  I can make a compelling argument that regardless of how extraordinary an event the race is (and it is beyond extraordinary) tomorrow is always the better of the two days. 

For it is tomorrow that we shall place our flags at the National September 11 Memorial.  And this year, even more than in years past, Margaret is ready to go.  She has prepared our list...

The List 

...and at every name we shall place an American flag.   

At the names of the ten University of Colorado Buffaloes killed on September 11, 2001, the American flag is accompanied by a second flag

The purpose of the exercise is to ensure that on this one day every year these souls are remembered.  The hope of the exercise is that at least one person will read one of their names, spend time learning more about him or her, and maybe - just maybe - share what they have learned with someone else.  

-AK