Bloomfield, MO - The Stars and Stripes Museum in Bloomfield, Missouri officially opened their 9/11 exhibit on Saturday, September 11, 2021.  This year was the 20th anniversary of the attacks on our great nation.

Marine Sergeant Retired Gary Kitchen cut the ribbon with several museum staff, volunteers, and retired military personnel in attendance.  The 9/11 exhibit will remain open for one year.

There is a Callery Pear Tree display that represents the pear tree recovered from ground zero in October of 2001.  The tree was badly damaged and was given to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. After years of rehabilitation at a nursery the tree was returned to the World Trade Center Plaza in 2010 where it still stands.

Visitors on Saturday were asked to write their name and a memory of 9/11 on a leaf before placing it on the tree at the museum.  Photo provided.