Grand Canyon University's Army ROTC placed flags on the lawn adjacent to GCU Ballpark at 6 a.m. Monday to represent the lives lost on 9/11, and to honor the victims and their loved ones. The display will remain on the lawn through Thursday morning.
Flags wait to be placed in the ground at the lawn adjacent to GCU Ballpark as part of the ROTC’s flag display remembering the victims of 9/11. Sept. 9, 2024.ROTC cadet Anthony Dix places a flag in the ground at the lawn adjacent to GCU Ballpark as part of the ROTC’s flag display remembering the victims of 9/11. Sept. 9, 2024.ROTC cadets place flags in the ground at the lawn adjacent to GCU Ballpark as part of the ROTC’s flag display remembering the victims of 9/11. Sept. 9, 2024.ROTC cadets place flags in the ground to form a large 9/11 on the lawn adjacent to GCU Ballpark as part of the ROTC’s flag display remembering the victims of 9/11. Sept. 9, 2024.An ROTC cadet carries flags to be placed in the ground at the lawn adjacent to GCU Ballpark as part of the ROTC’s flag display remembering the victims of 9/11. Sept. 9, 2024.ROTC cadets place flags in the ground at the lawn adjacent to GCU Ballpark as part of the ROTC’s flag display remembering the victims of 9/11. Sept. 9, 2024.ROTC cadet Sadia Diouf places a flag in the ground at the lawn adjacent to GCU Ballpark as part of the ROTC’s flag display remembering the victims of 9/11. Sept. 9, 2024.John Herold talks to ROTC cadets about the events of 9/11 that took the life of his brother, Gary Herold, during the ROTC’s flag-planting event honoring the victims of the 9/11. Sept. 9, 2024.John Herold help create the Tunnel to Towers Foundation honoring the heroes and victims of 9/11. Sept. 9, 2024.ROTC cadets with their flag display remembering the victims of 9/11. Sept. 9, 2024.