Local Spokane 9/11 remembrances

Some too young to remember, students gather at Whitworth University to honor victims of 9/11

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Tue., Sept. 11, 2018

Jake Liening, right, and Mikayla Davis, both students at Whitworth University, gather up some of the hundreds of tiny flags place on the lawn at Whitworth University after a short remembrance program for the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the college campus, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

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Approximately 3000 tiny flags are placed on the lawn at Whitworth University for a remembrance program, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

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Whitworth University students Annika Bjornson, Kjersten Langager, Maya Moggia talk about what it 9-11 means to the generation that didn’t watch the actual terrorist attacks live on television after a short program to remember the attacks, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018.

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ABOVE: Jake Liening, right, and Mikayla Davis, both students at Whitworth University, gather up some of the hundreds of flags placed on the campus lawn Tuesday at Whitworth University after a short remembrance program for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. AT LEFT: Madison Habersetzer holds her hand over her heart during the national anthem before a program to remember 9/11 at Whitworth University on Tuesday. Senator Mike Baumgartner, to Habersetzer’s right, was the keynote speaker.

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Looking down on rush hour traffic, Spokane Firefighter Alex Mickschl waves a flag from a rocky outcropping at Liberty Park in Spokane, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, something he has done every 9-11 since the 2001 terrorist attacks.

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Spokane Firefighter Alex Mickschl waves a flag from a rocky outcropping at Liberty Park in Spokane, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, something he has done every 9-11 since the 2001 terrorist attacks.

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