Description
Each September, Pepperdine stages the Waves of Flags display, honoring the lives lost in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, with nearly 3,000 flags in Alumni Park along Pacific Coast Highway and Malibu Canyon Road—one for each innocent victim, including a national flag for each foreign country that lost a citizen in the attack.
Started by students in 2008, Waves of Flags has become a Pepperdine tradition, one that attracts attention and admiration from across the country. It has come to transcend the commemoration of a single tragic day. The display educates both students and people far beyond our campus about the history of our country and the overwhelming sacrifices that heroic men and women have made to keep it safe, prosperous, and free.
Your gift will help to recycle torn and tattered flags, providing a perpetual annual memorial honoring victims and showing our dedication to freedoms that we all hold so dearly.
Double Your Impact
In honor of Pepperdine Gives and, the Pepperdine's board of regents has put $2,750 towards matching funds for veteran services.