America's Heartland Remembers
Scenes from America's Heartland Remembers - American Flag display in tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2011 attacks.
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![America's Heartland Remembers signage](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/sign-trimmed-500.jpg)
Many thanks to everyone who made this moving tribute to the victims of Sept. 11, 2001 possible.
Photo by Cathy Smentkowski
![American Flag display on Art Hill](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/looking-up-toward-st-louis-statue-500.jpg)
Each flag was personalized with information about one of the victims of the 9/11 attacks.
Photo by Cathy Smentkowski
![America's Heartland Remembers photo display](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/amerias-heartland-remembers-photo-display-500.jpg)
The America's Heartland Remembers exhibit also included a photo display with information about each of the victims of Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Photo by Cathy Smentkowski
![Overview of the flag tribute at sunset](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/overview-sunset-4-500.jpg)
The setting sun casts a warm golden glow on the memorial tribute.
Photo by Cathy Smentkowski
![Visitors to the display near the Grand Basin](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/near-the-basin-500.jpg)
Visitors walk through the rows of flags along the Grand Basin at the bottom of Art Hill in Forest Park.
Photo by Cathy Smentkowski
![Sea of American Flags](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/sea-of-flags-500.jpg)
A moving experience to walk through the rows of American Flags, knowing they each represent not only a person who died in the Sept. 11 attacks, but also their loved ones whose lives were changed forever that day.
Photo by Cathy Smentkowski
![A young girl holds onto one of the flag poles.](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/girl-holding-flag-pole-500.jpg)
A young girl, born after 9/11, holds onto one of the flag poles displaying an American Flag in honor of one of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Photo by Cathy Smentkowski
![Wind ripples the flags on display.](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/the-answer-4-500.jpg)
![A young boy walks among the Flags on display.](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/lone-child-2-500.jpg)
![In the distance a crane symbolizes our Nation's resilience.](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/crane-in-background-resilience-500.jpg)
The building crane in the background symbolizes our Nation's resilience in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.
Photo by Cathy Smentkowski
![A young girl runs along the Flags on display.](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/lone-child-500.jpg)
![The sun sets on the 10th anniversary of Sept 11.](/government/departments/public-safety/media/images/sun-sets-on-the-10th-anniversay-of-Sept-11-500.jpg)
America's Heartland will always remember the victims of 9/11 and strive to preserve and protect American values.
Photo by Cathy Smentkowski
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