At Sandy City Promenade Park, 3,000 American flags flutter in the gentle breeze. It is to honor and remember the lives lost on Sept 11, 2001. In addition, more than 350 flags are placed in the Utah Fallen Field representing the lives lost in the line of duty of Utah officers, first responders and K-9 officers.
The Utah Healing Field is a Sandy tradition that began in 2002 and was the first healing field in the nation. Each flag is accompanied by a tag that gives the name of a 9/11 victim and a brief biography.
The mood is often poignant, as members of the community walk through the rows of flags, occasionally stopping to read about the victims. Most of the visitors have children with them, too young to have been alive during the tragic events of that day.
Jordan Wintch was only 3 years old at the time of the events. On Thursday, he walked the field with his father and an infant in his arms. “It is my father I am with today, and this is my son. I just want to pass the tradition on to always be grateful for our freedom that we have in this country and to remember the people that died for us,” he said…