County Hangs 'We Will Remember' Banner to Commemorate 9/11

A 32-foot tall banner bearing the image of the American flag and the words "We Will Remember'' was hung on the tower of the County Administration Building Friday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Ron Roberts organized the re-hanging of the banner to honor those killed—including Powegian Robert Penninger—in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon as well as those killed on Flight 93, where passengers fought back against the hijackers before the plane crashed in Shanksville, Pa.

The banner, which was originally displayed on the first anniversary of the attacks, will remain on the building until Sept. 15.

Several people killed in the Sept. 11 attacks were San Diego county residents, including Penninger, an electrical engineer from Poway who was aboard American Airlines Flight 77 when it crashed into the Pentagon, and
La Jolla High School alum Brent Woodall, who was a stock trader working on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center. Gerald Hardacre, of Carlsbad, and Tim Ward, of San Diego, were aboard United Airlines Flight 175 when it crashed into the World Trade Center, and former Fallbrook resident Thomas McGuiness was the co-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, which crashed into one of the towers.

City News Service contributes to this report.