U.S. flags honor Idaho airmen killed in I-84 crash. New memorial built to last

A “lasting memorial” honoring three Idaho airmen who died in a 2018 crash now hangs above Interstate 84 in Boise.

The memorial includes two metal American flag signs on the Cloverdale Road overpass that drivers can see while traveling the Interstate, one in each direction. The Idaho Transportation Department said Thursday that crews installed the flags the previous night.

The signs replace a display of 32 fabric flags that previously flew along the overpass fence, originally placed by community members after the crash, according to an ITD news release…

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