FLAG RALLY.... REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
Lafayette Flag Brigade is the name given to a grassroots association of patriotic individuals who came together on 9-11-01 to fly the stars and stripes.
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The Lafayette Flag Brigade is planning a remembrance again this year for the ninth anniversary of the events of September 11, 2001.
Please join us on the El Curtola Boulevard overpass on Highway 24 between Lafayette and Walnut Creek, on Saturday, September 11, 2010, from 3pm until dark.
Events include a featured speaker who is a well known NYFD survivor; he will be displaying many of his own artifacts and personal photos never seen before.
The El Curtola Boulevard overpass on Highway 24 is easily reached by taking the Pleasant Hill Road exit off Highway 24 in Lafayette. Follow the signs to Pleasant Hill Road South. You will immediately cross Mt. Diablo Boulevard, and just a very short distance further on there is a traffic light for Old Tunnel Road. Turn left (east) on Old Tunnel Road, and the El Curtola overpass is about 3/4 mile. For a general map of the vicinity of the overpass, click here.
The 8th annual remembrance of the events of September 11, 2001, was inspirational and patriotic.
Please click here to see photos of our 2009 remembrance program.
Please click here to see additional photos of our 2009 remembrance program, used with the generous permission of Dawn Thornton.
Please click here to view a beautiful slide tribute, with musical accompaniment, prepared by Bryan Welden
Please click here to see photos from the July 4, 2010, parade in Danville
Please click here to see photos from our September 11th 2008 remembrance.
(click here to see a photo gallery prepared by Erik Kristiansen)
Click here for photos taken at the rally in Berkeley on 3-22-08 in support of the US Marines
Please click here to see photos from our September 11th 2007 remembrance.
The Lafayette Flag Brigade joins the community and extends its sympathy and condolences to the Barnett family upon the death of their son, Pfc. Scott Barnett USA, in Iraq on January 28th, 2010.
The Lafayette Flag Brigade extends its sympathy and condolences to the Hopkins family of Livermore upon the death of their son, Sgt. Ryan Jeffrey Hopkins, who died of injuries suffered in Iraq. Sgt. Hopkins was injured in October 2008, and died January 8, 2010.
The Lafayette Flag Brigade extends its sympathy and condolences to the Tollefson and Hartley families upon the death of PFC Benjamin Tollefson of Concord, who was killed in Iraq on December 31, 2008.
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home for SSgt. Nik Sponseller USA, 8-29-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home for Spc. Elliott Loewenstein USA, 8-28-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home for Pvt. Austin Brilz USA, Concord, 8-27-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home for Spc. Ben Wigley USA, Pleasanton, 8-21-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home for SSgt. Anthony Rodregous USA, of Concord, 8-1-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home for SSgt. Richard Baydo USA, 7-4-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home for PO IS1 Noah Rael USCG, 6-20-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home for TSgt. Ben Fandinola USAF, 5-30-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating 27 years of service for Sgt. Maj. Ben Inderbitten USA, Livermore, 5-26-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home of PO2C Andrew Comisky USN, of Pleasanton, 4-17-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home of Pfc. Matthew Grubb USA of Pleasanton, 4-4-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home of USAF 1CA Johnny Woodman of Livermore, 4-3-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home from Afghanistan of Sgt. Anthony Dutton USMC, 3-27-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home from Iraq of Spc. Taylor Gavello USA, 3-19-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home for Pvt. James Sharp USMC, 3-7-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home for Petty Officer 2nd Class David Wainscott USN, 3-2-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the recognition of Cpl. Elizabeth Wafflard USA by the Sentinels of Freedom, 2-26-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of Capt. Beth Hultgren, Walnut Creek, 2-15-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of A1C Brittany Rumsey USAF of Concord, 2-11-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home of Spc. Jason Gardner of Clayton, 2-10-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home from Afghanistan of Sgt. Douglas Winter USA, 2-2-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the welcome home of Spc. John Foster USA, 2-6-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the belated welcome home of Sgt. Thai Pham in Antioch, 1-30-10
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of US Army SP4 Adam Vanderhoofven of Livermore, 1-24-10 and 1-19-08
Please click here to see photos of the return of Sgt. Karie Stevens USMC and SSgt. Peter Stevens USMC, of Clayton, 1-5-10
Please click here to see photos of the return of Capt. Michael Moyer of Pleasanton, 12-26-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of Army Ranger Patrick Keating and 1st Lt. Marco Oriti of Lafayette, 12-23-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of Cpl. Tyler Johnson USMC, 12-21-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of Spc. Rikki Revilla USA, 12-20-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of Lcpl. Tony Noble USMC, 12-19-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of 1st Lt. Todd White USMC and Lt. Justin White USN, 11-28-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home Cpl. Justin Aguilar, Spc. Jonathan Gatkin, Sgt. Michael Avila and Sgt. David Peterson, 11-20-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of Lcpl Paul Nawrath of Danville, 11-3-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home from Iraq of LCpl Christopher Patridge USMC, 10-10-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home from Iraq of LCpl Christopher Motl USMC, 9-26-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of Spc Kester Willy USA of Pleasanton, 8-29-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of LCpl Andy Bowen USMC of Pleasanton, 8-7-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home from Afghanistan of SSgt Sean Pellaton USAF of Castro Valley, 7-14-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home from Afghanistan of Airman 1st Class Kristie Miller of Livermore, 6-15-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of Pfc. Nick Orman USA of Antioch, 6-20-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of USMC Maj. Sean Smith of Pleasanton, 5-9-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of USAF SSgt Andrew Haskins of Pleasanton, 5-8-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of LCpl Kevin Fonseca of Livermore, 4-15-09
Please click here to see photos of the return home of 4 United States Marines, Danville, 4-11-09
Please click here to see photos of return from duty aboard the USS John C. Stennis of Boatsman E3 Trevor Carter, 3-28-09
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return from Iraq of LCpl. Douglas Huggard USMC, in Concord, 3-26-09
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return from Afghanistan of Spc. Robert Maggio USA, in Danville, 3-17-09
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return from Iraq of Spc. Ryan Schultz USA, in Brentwood, 3-1-09
Please click here to see photos celebrating the recovery of SSgt. Jay Wilkerson USA, in Pleasanton, 2-12-09
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of USA Spc. Victor Ramirez of Fremont, 1-10-09
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of Cpl. Alan Wiggins USMC of Pleasanton, 12-27-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of Capt. Tom Daggett USMC of Pleasanton, 12-21-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of USArmy Spc. Joel Catalano of Pleasanton, 12-20-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of USArmy PFC Curren Dresser of Hayward, 12-13-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of USArmy PFC Christopher DePretis of Pleasanton, 12-10-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of USArmy Spc. Cory Loob of Fremont, 11-30-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of Marine Cpl. Michael Eklund of Livermore, 11-22-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of USA Sgt. Mariela Meylan of Livermore, 11-11-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of LCpl Tyler Schmidt of Pleasanton, 11-11-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of area Marines, 11-09-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of Marine LCpl Matthew Valenzuela of Brentwood, 11-04-08
Please click here to see a photo of 7 Marines honored at the Concord Veterans Center, 10-30-08
Please click here to see photos from the surprise party honoring Spike Schau, 10-18-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of Airman 1st Class Joshua Jorgensen of Brentwood, 10-7-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of Cpl. Matthew Yarbrough USMC of Pleasanton, 8-29-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of Spc. Robert Baker of Livermore, 8-14-08
Please click here to see a photo celebrating the return home of Spc. Rudy Weibe, 7-31-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of LCpl Aaron McCrea USMC, in Livermore on 7-18-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of LCpl Jesse Pearson USMC, in Pleasanton on 5-21-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of Lt. Matt Esposito USMC, in Oakland on 5-18-08
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of Marine Cpl. Kenneth Yonker of Pleasanton
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return of Sgt. Victor Thibeault of San Ramon
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return of Marines Michael and Joshua Woodruff of Livermore
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of US Army Sgt. Scott Hankins of Pleasanton
Please click here to see photos celebrating the return home of US Army Sgt. Garrett Kirby of Pleasanton
Please click here to see photos celebrating the the return home of Lance Corporal Nick Cassell of San Ramon
Would you like to assist the Lafayette Flag Brigade in their efforts to honor veterans?
Lafayette Flag Brigade is pleased to participate in honoring these and other veterans by attending ceremonies and presenting flags. If you would like to make a donation to assist in the purchase of flags, please contact us by email or call (925) 212-9260 for details.
Click on the links below to see photos from previous remembrances.
(Photo gallery) (Photos, 6-11-02) (Photos, 7-11-02) (More 7-11-02) (Photos, 11-11-02) (Photos, 2-11-03)
(Photos, 3-11-03) (Photos, 9-11-06)
First Anniversary Gallery, September 11, 2002 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
(Photos by Bryan Welden) (Photos by Linda Kramer) (Learn about 'Blue Star Moms')
(Warren Emmett Rice Gallery) Ed Hotchkiss Gallery
Since 9-11-01, the Lafayette Flag Brigade has displayed a flag on the 11th of each month on the El Curtola bridge between Lafayette and Walnut Creek over Highway 24 near the I-680 interchange. On September 11th each year, we have a special remembrance and flag display. Show your support by joining us and waving a flag, or honking your horn as you drive by.
Since September 11th, families and individuals have come together to remember those who tragically died, and later to show support for the war on terrorism.
All of us are working individuals who take time from our schedules to do something we think is important. We come from Oakland, Alameda, Walnut Creek, Orinda, Lafayette, Concord, Antioch and other towns in the East Bay.
Memorial plaque at Martinez, California AMTRAK station. Photo by Jim Hawksworth 2004. Used with permission.
The official song of The Lafayette Flag Brigade is America Beloved by Ed Manuel. Used with permission.
Sing/songwriter Diana Nagy has also shown her support for our troops. Click here to learn more about this talented performer.
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