Photo gallery: Honoring every life lost on 9/11

The lawn at Penn State's Old Main was adorned with 2,977 American flags during an event hosted by the College Republicans on the evening of Sept. 9. The flags will remain on the lawn through the weekend to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. Each flag on the lawn represents one victim of the attacks. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Kareem Elsergany, a senior at Penn State, grabbed a fist full of American Flags to place around the Old Main lawn on the evening of Sept. 9. Penn State's College Republicans hosted the annual event that brought student volunteers to Old Main to place 2,977 flags around the lawn to honor each victim of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State students placed 2,977 American Flags around the Old Main lawn to honor each victim of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The annual event was hosted by Penn State's College Republicans and welcomed all students to participate. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

A large group of Penn State students gathered at Old Main to place 2,977 American Flags on the lawn to honor each victim of the 9/11 attacks. The event happened the evening of Sept. 9 and was hosted by Penn State's College Republicans and will continue on Sept. 10 at 4pm with the reading of all victims names on the Old Main lawn. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State junior Emily Pugh stopped by Old Main to take part in an event to honor the 2,977 victims, and commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. Every flag placed on the Old Main lawn represents one of the victims of the terrorist attacks. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Micah Chandler, a first-year student at Penn State, participated in the placement of 2,977 flags on the Old Main lawn on the evening of Sept. 9. The event, hosted by Penn State's College Republicans, welcomed all students at the University Park campus to participate in honoring the 2,977 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Morgan Watt, President of Penn State's College Republicans and one of the organizers of the annual event, placed American flags on the Old Main lawn to honor all who lost their lives during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The event welcomed all students at University Park to stop by and place 2,977 American flags around the lawn, one for each victim of the attacks. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

A large group of Penn State students joined in placing American flags around the Old Main lawn during an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The students placed 2,977 flags around the lawn, one for each victim of the terrorist attacks. The event is hosted annually by Penn State's College Republicans and welcomes all students to participate. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Melanie Raifsnider, a junior at Penn State studying health policy administration, joined in to lend a hand at the annual flag placement ceremony at Old Main on Sept. 9. The event, hosted by Penn State's College Republicans, welcomes students to help place 2,977 American flags around the Old Main lawn to honor each person who lost their life in the Sept.11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

The lawn at Penn State's Old Main was adorned with 2,977 American flags at an event hosted by the College Republicans on Sept. 9. The College Republicans will be hosting another event at Old Main on Sept. 10 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that will include a ceremony honoring the 13 service members who died recently in Afghanistan. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Kareem Elsergany, a senior at Penn State, grabbed a fist full of American Flags to place around the Old Main lawn on the evening of Sept. 9. Penn State's College Republicans hosted the annual event that brought student volunteers to Old Main to place 2,977 flags around the lawn to honor each victim of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State students placed 2,977 American Flags around the Old Main lawn to honor each victim of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The annual event was hosted by Penn State's College Republicans and welcomed all students to participate. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

A large group of Penn State students gathered at Old Main to place 2,977 American Flags on the lawn to honor each victim of the 9/11 attacks. The event happened the evening of Sept. 9 and was hosted by Penn State's College Republicans and will continue on Sept. 10 at 4pm with the reading of all victims names on the Old Main lawn. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State junior Emily Pugh stopped by Old Main to take part in an event to honor the 2,977 victims, and commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. Every flag placed on the Old Main lawn represents one of the victims of the terrorist attacks. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Micah Chandler, a first-year student at Penn State, participated in the placement of 2,977 flags on the Old Main lawn on the evening of Sept. 9. The event, hosted by Penn State's College Republicans, welcomed all students at the University Park campus to participate in honoring the 2,977 victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Morgan Watt, President of Penn State's College Republicans and one of the organizers of the annual event, placed American flags on the Old Main lawn to honor all who lost their lives during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The event welcomed all students at University Park to stop by and place 2,977 American flags around the lawn, one for each victim of the attacks. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

A large group of Penn State students joined in placing American flags around the Old Main lawn during an event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. The students placed 2,977 flags around the lawn, one for each victim of the terrorist attacks. The event is hosted annually by Penn State's College Republicans and welcomes all students to participate. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Melanie Raifsnider, a junior at Penn State studying health policy administration, joined in to lend a hand at the annual flag placement ceremony at Old Main on Sept. 9. The event, hosted by Penn State's College Republicans, welcomes students to help place 2,977 American flags around the Old Main lawn to honor each person who lost their life in the Sept.11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

The lawn at Penn State's Old Main was adorned with 2,977 American flags at an event hosted by the College Republicans on Sept. 9. The College Republicans will be hosting another event at Old Main on Sept. 10 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that will include a ceremony honoring the 13 service members who died recently in Afghanistan. Credit: Patrick Mansell. All Rights Reserved.

Last Updated October 27, 2021

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