911 Memorial

As you enter Covel Gardens Landfill and pass the recreation area, you will see a flagpole flying the Stars and Stripes flanked by two trees with a large stone in between. This is the site's 911 Memorial that was dedicated by the employees who work at the landfill. Step closer and you can read the inscription on the plaque:

IN REMEMBRANCE
THIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED ON THIS DAY,
SEPTEMBER 11, 2002
TO THE AMERICANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
ONE YEAR AGO TODAY.

AS SYMBOLS OF THE TWIN TOWERS
OF THE NEW YORK WORLD TRADE CENTER,
WE PLANT THE RED OAK TREES.

THE 5-SIDED SANDSTONE BOULDER
IS PLACED BETWEEN THE TREES TO REPRESENT
THE PENTAGON IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

THE LAWN AREA IN WHICH THE
TREES AND BOULDER RESIDE SYMBOLIZES
THE OPEN FIELD IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
WHERE UNITED FLIGHT #93 CAME TO REST.

ABOVE ALL RISES
THE AMERICAN FLAG
WHICH STANDS PROUDLY IN REPRESENTATION
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -
THE GREATEST NATION IN THE WORLD.

9-11-01
NEVER FORGET

DEDICATED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF COVEL GARDENS:

Terri Adams, Horacio Alvarez, Jose Alvarez, Felipe Colmenero,
Kirk Bruton, Lauro Camacho, Guadalupe Carrillo, Rosemarie Chapa, Salvador Cirilo, Felipe Garcia, Leonardo Garcia, Ric Green, Greg Guillet,Antoinette Guzman, Corina Martinez, Stephen Martinez, Javier Montelongo,Robert Moreno, Dan Negley, Jesse Oviedo, Sandy Quintanilla, Sil Rivera,Edgar Rocha, Simon Rodriguez, Randy Saenz, Joe Skop, Jaime Ybarra