EDWARDS At dawn today, Eagle Countys Freedom Park became home to reminders from two attacks on the United States by a foreign power: A block of Pentagon limestone blown from the building when terrorists flew a plane into it, and a Pearl Harbor flag.

Pete Thompson, commander of the local VFW post, will lead other local veterans in raising a Pearl Harbor flag to half staff. It will fly until dusk, when it will be lowered and stored.

I wanted a flag to be flown locally to be flown in Freedom Park next to the Pentagon limestone, said Terri Martinez-Johnson, who arranged for the flag to live here in the valley.

Pearl Harbor flags

Pearl Harbor flags work like Capitol flags. Theyre raised, fly a while and are lowered to be replaced by another flag. Pearl Harbor flags are signed by an attack survivor.

Ours was flown over the U.S.S. Arizona monument and signed by Navy 2nd Class Signalman Delton Walling. He joined the Navy just before the war, and made chief in three years. He was the communications guy for Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

But before we can tell you that story, we have to tell you this story.

Sister Act

Martinez-Johnson works with Singletree and her brother, Danny Martinez, is Pearl Harbors chief historian and works at the U.S.S. Arizona monument.

Not long ago she asked her brother if he could come to the Vail Valley for Veterans Day or Memorial Day, but Pearl Harbors chief historians time is generally spoken for on those kinds of days. If hes not doing that hes hosting the Discovery Channels Unsolved History, or something else historical.

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Freedom Park home to reminders of attacks on Pearl Harbor, Pentagon