Ground Zero Flag

The Ground Zero Flag, which was flown over the rubble of the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks was involved in a ceremony at the Maine Maritime Academy on Monday. It will be the center of a ceremony at the Fryeburg Fire Department Staturday morning. (RICK LEIGHTON PHOTO)

FRYEBURG, Maine — The Ground Zero Flag, which was flown at the site of World Trade Center after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, will be flown during a ceremony on Saturday.

The ceremony will begin at 9 a.m. Since 2001, the flag has been flown over military bases in Iraq, Afghanistan, ships and numerous first responder stations.

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