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Flag On Freezeout Hill Project

October 2001.......Emmett, Idaho

I returned home to find that someone had taken my American Flag from our yard. At the time, America was still in shock about 9/11 and to this day, I can't believe somebody could be so bold and crazy as to stroll into my "space" and snag my flag. I was angry and frustrated but soon found an incredible outlet for my negative energy.

I had written an angry op-ed piece about the Flag incident in our Idaho "small town" newspaper www.messenger-index.com (I still check in now and then).  I came across an article about a local guy named Jim Olson who happened to be launching a project to build a permanent Memorial to 9/11 and ALL of our fallen American Heroes, past and present. The project would include a beautiful engraved monument and an ENORMOUS American Flag. In conjunction with American Legion Post 49,  Jim set out to raise community awareness (and funding) for the project. I called Jim and soon joined Post 49 AND the "Flag" project.  

With the help of my wife and Dennis White at Copy Plus in Emmett, we created and sold a "Special Edition'" Flag On Freezeout Hill CD to raise funds. I probably gave away more CDs than I sold and my contribution was small compared to the efforts of Jim and the entire Emmett community.  

The end result was a resounding success! The Memorial overlooks the valley as a constant reminder of what America sacrificed on 9/11 and proudly serves as the official Idaho State 9/11 Memorial. Jim set up a "Brick" program and patrons may order a custom engraved brick to line the Memorial in support of perpetual maintenance. 

You can learn more about Jim and the project:

http://home.bigskytel.com/freezeout/memorial.htm

 

 


Jim Olson Spearheaded the Effort

I'll bet Jim wrote hundreds of letters and made hundreds of calls to raise support (mostly from his own pocket). I wrote a few letters too and among the handful of responses was this letter from Bud Selig on behalf of MLB.


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