9-11 on the 48 summits

[steward]

I will be volunteering on the Franconia Ridge on the weekend of 9-11.
What should I expect besides huge crowds?
Thanks

 

[Jaytrek57]

Meeting some cool people.

Perhaps a fly over.

Have a great time.

 

[David Metsky]

Flags.

-dave-

 

[Tom Rankin]

The Flags organizers have business cards they will make available to you. You can hand them out to interested folks. Also, you can get an 8.5 x 11 size to print out and hang near/on the flag pole. I forget if they laminated it, or if we did.

You will get lots of people up there if the day is nice. Some will just walk by and say nothing. Some may salute. Some may even break down and cry.

During the last few years, I've met Iraqi vets, a young man who survived by having to be out of the tower on an errand, a woman who was on the 60th floor, and others who told us their stories. And yeah, the A10 flyover was cool as well!

 

[Barkingcat]

And yeah, the A10 flyover was cool as well!

Warthog flyovers are always cool. Well, unless you're the target.

 

[NewHampshire]

No more A-10's. They shipped the A-10's out west a couple years ago. But they were replaced with 5-15 Eagles. In 2007 on Lafayette we had C-130 Hercules fly through the notch too.

Brian

 

[steward]

Join the flag raising

Thanks I will be on both Haystack & Lafayette on Saturday 11-2PM walking the ridge as the alpine steward. I have visited the website of the 48 peaks and was pleased to see the link to the Leave No Trace.
It will be an honor to be present during the 9-11 flag raising to honor the memories of those lost at the Wall Trade Center and the Pentagon and to be part of the message that the people of the US & the World remain strong & committed to freedom.
God bless the United States
Doug

 

[Barkingcat]

In 2007 on Lafayette we had C-130 Hercules fly through the notch too.

Neat! What kind? Perhaps the AC-130 gunship variant?

 

[NewHampshire]

Neat! What kind? Perhaps the AC-130 gunship variant?

No, just the standard cargo varient. (there are not that many AC-130's, none of which are stationed out here)

Brian