{"id":18908,"date":"2023-09-18T11:10:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/?p=18908"},"modified":"2023-09-18T11:10:19","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T15:10:19","slug":"chris-pratt-honors-9-11-heroes-plants-american-flag-the-remember-those-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2023\/09\/chris-pratt-honors-9-11-heroes-plants-american-flag-the-remember-those-lost","title":{"rendered":"Chris Pratt Honors 9\/11 Heroes, Plants American Flag the Remember Those Lost"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_18914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18914\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2023\/09\/chris-pratt-sept-11-credit-pepperdine-univ.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18914\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/140\/2023\/09\/chris-pratt-sept-11-credit-pepperdine-univ.png\" alt=\"chris pratt\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pepperdine University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actor Chris Pratt honored the lives of those killed during the Sept. 11 attacks, posting a powerful message to social media and participating in the Waves of Flags Ceremony at Pepperdine University.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cJurassic World\u201d star wrote on Instagram, \u201cLet\u2019s take a moment to remember and honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001. It\u2019s a day that changed our world forever, but it also showed us the strength and resilience that define the American spirit.\u201d Pratt encouraged people to remember 9\/11 heroes, explicitly the firefighters, police, first responders, and others who \u201crisked everything to help their fellow citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CxETpVeySCw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CxETpVeySCw\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Chris Pratt (@prattprattpratt)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The actor added, \u201cTheir courage and selflessness continue to inspire us all.\u201d Pratt said he had the honor of planting the last flag during the Waves of Flags ceremony and explained the significance of the banners displayed during the 22nd-anniversary event. He said, \u201cEach flag represents an innocent life lost on that day, including a national flag for each foreign country that lost a citizen in the attack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Waves of Flags Ceremony has become a Pepperdine\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pepperdine.edu\/waves-of-flags\/\">tradition<\/a>, with nearly 3,000 flags placed each September in the college\u2019s Alumni Park. Pratt concluded his post by encouraging his fans to also \u201cpay tribute\u201d to families whose lives were impacted and upended by the attacks. He called their strength \u201ca testament to the unbreakable bonds of love.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Chris Pratt honored the lives of those killed during the Sept. 11 attacks, posting a powerful message to social media and participating in the Waves of Flags Ceremony at Pepperdine University. 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