Field of Honor featuring 1,000 American flags to be on display at 16th and Broadway starting Friday

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QUINCY — The Quincy Service Club, formerly known as the Quincy Exchange Club, will be installing its 10th annual Field of Honor display in remembrance of 9/11 at 16th and Broadway from 1-3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8.

The display will feature 1,000 American flags. A replica of the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier also will be available for viewing. The field will be open from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8 through 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11. Evening viewing will be available as the field will be illuminated overnight.

Food trucks and beverages will be available for purchase from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. There is no cost to walk through the field and take pictures.

For more information, contact club president John Johannes at (217) 257-9934.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The day the food trucks and beverages will be available was incorrect in a previous version of this story.

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