The College Republicans and College Democrats student organizations at Penn State together on Sept. 28, 2026, led the placement of 2,977 American flags on the lawn of Old Main to honor each victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and commemorate the anniversary of 9/11.
A group of student volunteers planted small red, white and blue American flags in the Old Main lawn on Sept. 8, 2026, a display in remembrance of the anniversary of 9/11.
Volunteers place 2,977 small American flags on Old Main's lawn in remembrance of each victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The flags will be on display through 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12.
Penn State computer science junior Jed Jallorina, from Texas, helps plant American flags on Sept. 8, 2026, for a 9/11 anniversary commemorative display on the Old Main lawn.
Isabella Palumbo, a first-year student from Scranton, Pennsylvania, arranges American flags in a display on the Old Main lawn for the 2026 anniversary of 9/11. The flags, planted on Sept. 8, commemorate those who lost their lives in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Saniya Handy, a first-year Philadelphia student majoring in psychology at Penn State, volunteered to take part in planting American flags on Sept. 8 in commemoration of the 2026 anniversary of 9/11.
The College Republicans and College Democrats student organizations at Penn State together led the placement of 2,977 American flags on the lawn of Old Main to honor each victim of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The flags will be on display through 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.
