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Patriot Day events in the High Desert will honor the memory of those who died during the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil on Sept. 11, 2001.
Some events will also honor the men and women who have and are serving in the U.S. military.
Victor Valley College Associated Student Body welcomed the public over Labor Day weekend to help set up 3,000 flags in honor of the people killed in the 9/11 attacks. The process takes anywhere from 10 to 20 hours and took place on Saturday, Aug. 31, and Sunday, Sept. 1 at Victor Valley College in Victorville.
The events of 9/11 included terrorists hijacking four commercial airplanes and deliberately crashing two into both towers of the World Trade Center complex in New York City, according to the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
A third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Passengers on the fourth hijacked plane, Flight 93, fought back, and the aircraft crashed in an empty field in western Pennsylvania.
The attacks killed 2,977 people from 90 nations, including 2,753 people in New York, 184 people at the Pentagon, and 40 people on Flight 93.
Flags of Honor
Victor Valley College invites the public to join the Associated Student Body on Labor Day weekend to place over 3,000 symbolic Flags of Honor at the Victorville campus.
Flag placement times are scheduled between 7 a.m. and noon on Aug. 30, Sept. 1 and 3, on the hillside adjacent to the campus library.
The flags, courtesy of the Victor Valley College ASB, have already been prepped for placement.
For more information, or to participate, call 909-208-8515 or 760-245-4271 Ext. 2395.
Victor Valley College Associated Student Body welcomed the public over Labor Day weekend to help set up 3,000 flags in honor of the people killed in the 9/11 attacks. The process takes anywhere from 10 to 20 hours and took place on Saturday, Aug. 31, and Sunday, Sept. 1 at Victor Valley College in Victorville.
9/11 Commemoration Ceremony
The United States Veterans Support Group will host Barstow’s 4th Annual 9/11 Remembrance Celebration Ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Mountain View Memorial Park at 37067 Irwin Road.
The event has traditionally included an invocation, the retiring of colors, posting of colors, a gun salute, taps, guest speakers, the laying of wreaths and refreshments. For more information, visit usveteranssupport.org.
Veterans Freedom Market
The Veterans Freedom Market Night is scheduled from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 11, at the VFW “Joshua Palms” Post 2924, 10184 Hesperia Road in Hesperia.
The event will include vendors, food trucks, live music and a beer garden. For vendor and additional information, call 760-912-2981.
More events may be added as information becomes available.
Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on X @DP_ReneDeLaCruz
This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Patriot Day events in High Desert will honor 9/11 fallen and veterans
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