FORT WALTON BEACH — A 9/11 International Memorial Flag traveling exhibit for the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the US will arrive Friday at the Northwest Florida Regional Airport.
It will be presented to community leaders and airport personnel upon its arrival.
The public may attend the exhibit's unveiling 1 p.m. May 16 in the airport lobby, 1701 State Road 85 N, Eglin Air Force Base. Parking is free for the event.
Okaloosa County Commission Chairman Kelly Windes said, “This is quite an honor for Eglin, the Destin-FWB Airport, as well as our visitors and residents, to have this flag on exhibit until it goes to its final resting place in September at the 9/11 Museum in New York City.
"We encourage emergency responders, police, deputies, firemen and our military to come out for this moving tribute to this flag and our nation,” said Airports Director Tracy Stage.
“It is appropriate that our joint use airport was selected to exhibit the 9/11 International Memorial Flag, where it can be viewed among the other tributes to our military in and around VPS. Okaloosa County is home to the men and women who have fought terrorism since the tragic events on that fateful day in 2001,” said OCC Vice-Chair Carolyn Ketchel.
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