Flag
- Description
- Folded American flag stored in a wooden display case with a base platform. A small plaque on the front of the base includes gold-colored printed text that reads: "This flag was flown on 31 July 2022 | during the operation that killed Ayman Al-Zawahiri | and is dedicated to all those who perished on | and as a result of the attacks on September 11, 2001."
- Historical Notes
- Ayman al-Zawahiri became the leader of al-Qaeda following Osama bin Laden’s death in 2011. About ten years later, U.S. intelligence agencies tracked al-Zawahiri’s relatives to a building in Kabul, Afghanistan, that they believed to be his safehouse. This flag was flown aboard one of the support aircraft on the mission that killed al-Zawahiri.
- Accession Number: C.2024.63.1
- Dimensions: 12 in X 21 2/8 in X 6 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 30.48 cm X 53.34 cm X 15.24 cm
- Credit Line: Anonymous gift in honor of the 9/11 victims and their families, from unidentified counterterrorism professionals who never forgot
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