343 flags on Smithtown lawn honor firefighters lost on 9/11

A Smithtown couple has created a touching tribute to the firefighters lost in the Sept. 11 attacks. A total of 343 flags have been placed on the front lawn of Joseph and Marceline Bachert's home. Each

News 12 Staff

Sep 10, 2016, 5:36 PM

Updated 2,953 days ago

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A Smithtown couple has created a touching tribute to the firefighters lost in the Sept. 11 attacks.
A total of 343 flags have been placed on the front lawn of Joseph and Marceline Bachert's home. Each flag represents a firefighter killed in the attacks.
Joseph Bachert is a retired New York City firefighter who was hurt on Sept. 11.
Marceline Bachert says she planted the flags to help raise awareness among young people.