Memorial set up in Uptown to honor 9/11 victims

CHARLOTTE — Monday marks 22 years since the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001.

On that day, nearly 3,000 people were killed when terrorists flew two planes into the Twin Towers in New York City and a third plane into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.

A fourth plane was also hijacked before crashing in rural Pennsylvania.

A memorial will be held honoring all of those who lost their lives in the 9/11 terror attacks at Romare Bearden Park in Uptown on Monday.

Last Friday, volunteers placed thousands of American flags around the park, each complete with a picture of a victim.

The flags were also laid out in the shape of the Twin Towers.

This annual memorial is all part of the firefighter Steven Oakley Foundation’s Flags of Remembrance.

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