PHOTOS: Field of Flags honors Sept. 11 victims

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PHOTOS: Field of Flags honors Sept. 11 victims

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001, at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park.

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A member of the Atlanta Pipe Band plays while marching to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Marietta resident Frances Withers places a flag at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, for the Field of Flags to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Participants wait at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue to carry American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, for the Field of Flags to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Travis Carter of Marietta participates Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in the Field of Flags, an event that memorializes the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Participants wait at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue to carry American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, for the Field of Flags to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Robert Young of Marietta participates Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, in the Field of Flags, an event that memorializes the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Vicki Gray of Marietta waits to carry American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, for the Field of Flags to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

A participant wears American flag themed apparel while participating in the Field of Flags at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. The event memorializes the lives lost on September 11, 2001. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Kristi Kent and her sons Matthew (left) and Patrick Kent wait to carry flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, for the Field of Flags to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Robert Young of Marietta participates in the Field of Flags, an event that memorializes the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Marietta resident David Whitehead places American flags at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, for the Field of Flags to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Adam Blank of Marietta participates in this year's Field of Flags. The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Lassiter Navy JROTC member Oliver Jackson prepares flags to be installed at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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The Kiwanis Club of Marietta organized the Field of Flags, an event held to memorialize the lives lost on September 11, 2001. Participants gathered Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, at Grace Community Church on Kennesaw Avenue and marched with American flags to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Photo: Daniel Varnado for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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