Newburyport, MA 2017

Name: Newburyport, MA 2017
Start: 2017-09-06T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2017-09-13T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Bartlet Mall

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September 6, 2017–September 13, 2017

Bartlet Mall Park Newburyport, MA

September 6-13, 2017
Bartlet Mall, Newburyport, MA 01950

Bartlet Mall will again be transformed into an impressive panorama of red, white & blue as the Exchange Club of Greater Newburyport hosts its 8th Annual Field of Honor® display of Old Glory. This dramatic formation of flags will, as in previous years, honor the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks as well as the men and women who have answered this challenge to the peace and security of our nation and the world. Read More…

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Healing Fields of Honor Bartlet Mall will again be transformed into an impressive panorama of red, white & blue as the Exchange Club of Greater Newburyport hosts its 8th Annual Field of Honor® display of Old Glory. This dramatic formation of flags will, as in previous years, honor the victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks as well as the men and women who have answered this challenge to the peace and security of our nation and the world.

Please join with the Exchange Club of Greater Newburyport by supporting and visiting this inspirational and memorable event. Flags sponsored for $40 may be picked-up at the conclusion of the display to be retained as mementos of the inspiring event. As area residents have learned in past years, this is an experience not to be missed.

Benefiting Charities:
Michael B. Christianson Center
Local Scholarship Funds
Hosted By:
Exchange club of Greater Newburyport
Local Organizing Committee:
Project Chair: Ben Iacono
Co-Chair: Stuart Deane
Treasurer: Ben Iacono
Program Chair: Mary Sortal
PR Chair: Stuart Deane Erin Fournier, Barbara Griffith
Flag Sales Chair: Ben Icaano
Field Coordinator Chair: Jim Noyes
Sponsorship: Joe Murphy

In the News

In The News Field of Honor® pays tribute to area veterans – WGEM
In fact, there were 1,000 of them blowing in the breeze on Saturday as part of the Quincy Exchange Club’s Field of Honor®

Exchange Club prepares Field of Honor
Daily News
Members of the local Exchange Club are making preparations for the annual Field of Honor presentation at the Bartlet Mall. The event serves as an opportunity for the community to honor and memorialize all veterans, military participants, first responders and personal heroes, as well as those lost in the 9/11 attacks 16 years ago, organizers say.

Flags fly proudly at Newburyport’s Field of Honor
Newburyport News
“In memory of William V. Sheehan, U.S. Navy, World War II.” “In memory of Gerald Joseph LaBreque, we love and miss you, dad and granddad.” “In memory of Michael T. Roy, we love you.” Those loving words from family members were written next to three of the 330 American flags flying on Bartlet Mall as part of the eighth annual Greater Newburyport Field of Honor event.

Flags will wave during salute to heroes in Newburyport
Boston Globe
Charles “Chuck” Cove founded the Portsmouth-based “Pease Greeters” in 2005 to welcome or send off troops — more than 1,200 flights and 350,000 troops to date — with music, gifts, buffets, care packages, and ceremonies as they pass through the Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.

‘Field of Honor’ ceremony slated Sept. 10
Daily News
The Exchange Club of Greater Newburyport will present its 8th annual “Field of Honor” ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 10, at noon on the Bartlet Mall. A field of full-sized American flags will honor those who serve, whether military, fire, police, EMT or personal hero. All are welcome, whether purchasing a flag ($40) for dedication or as an observer.

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Thanks to Our Sponsors

Newburyport 5 cent Bank
Institution for Savings
Stone Ridge Properties
Murphy Construction

ColonialFlag Foundation

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Details

Start:: September 6, 2017
End:: September 13, 2017
Event Category:: 2017 Fields
Website:: https://www.healingfield.org/newburyport17/

Venue

: Bartlet Mall
: Bartlet Mall Park
Newburyport, MA 01950 United States + Google Map
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