Dunn Meadow acts as memorial, flags honor the fallen

Ten neat rows of American flags lined Dunn Meadow, a silent memorial to the victims of the 9/11 attacks.

The flags, all 2,977 of them, were planted by the IU College Republicans, IU College Democrats, IU Student Association and Union Board as part of a nation-wide effort led by student group Young America’s Foundation.

Each flag represented a life lost in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and on United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania, excluding the hijackers.

 In the afternoon, Rep. Todd Young, R-9th District, came to speak with students. He shared his own 9/11 story and invited the small group that had gathered to do the same.

The Dunn Meadow memorial was designed to be a nonpartisan, student-initiated opportunity to come together in support and remembrance of the event that has shaped the last 10 years and continues to influence the future.