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Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

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Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024.

Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lieutenant Colonel Preston Jackson gives remarks as Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lieutenant Colonel Preston Jackson gives remarks as Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

 

Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

 

Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)

 

 

Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Axel Ekberg, President of Lehigh's Armed Forces Support Club addresses the audience as the Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Axel Ekberg, President of Lehigh’s Armed Forces Support Club addresses the audience as the Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
Lehigh University and the Steel Battalion Army ROTC Program holds its annual 9/11 memorial event Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, to mark the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks. The ceremony included a flag raising, moment of silence and the planting of the 2,977 American flags to honor the lives lost. (Monica Cabrera/The Morning Call)
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