Pepperdine’s Waves of Flags 9/11 Remembrance held on Thursday in Malibu
Pepperdine University held its 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday at Alumni Park in Malibu. The ceremony included remarks by the university’s Chancellor Sara Young Jackson and with readings and reflections on the tragic events of September 11, 2001 by members of the Pepperdine community, including alumni.
The keynote speaker was actor Dennis Quaid, who was the narrator of the documentary film “Twin Towers: Legacy” and has supported the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which helps families of first responders.
Sara Young Jackson, chancellor of Pepperdine University, gives some opening remarks during the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park in Malibu Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Attendees recite the Pledge of Allegiance during the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park in Malibu Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Attendees pause for a moment of silence during the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park in Malibu Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Singer Pat Boone gives a performance during the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park in Malibu Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025. Boone was on hand to give a musical performance.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Mary Saber pauses for moment of silence while watching the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park in Malibu Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
The Condor Squadron performs a ceremonial flyover at the conclusion of the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park in Malibu Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
Alex Mikhail performs daily flag maintenance in the Waves of Flags commemoration prior to the start of the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park in Malibu Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
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Sara Young Jackson, chancellor of Pepperdine University, gives some opening remarks during the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at Pepperdine University’s Alumni Park in Malibu Thursday, Sep. 11, 2025.(Photo by Andy Holzman, Contributing Photographer)
The Waves of Flags is up through Sept. 26, until volunteers lower the flags beginning at 10 a.m. that Friday.
In addition to the annual flag display and the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, the private Christian university has a permanent 9/11 remembrance, the Thomas E. Burnett Jr. Heroes Garden.
Burnett (MBA ’95), a Graziadio Business School alumnus, was among those aboard the fourth hijacked jetliner, United Airlines Flight 93. Burnett and other passengers led a revolt against the hijackers but the plane crashed into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania (Flight 93 National Memorial Pennsylvania: https://www.nps.gov/flni/index.htm). Read about the Heroes Garden here: www.pepperdine.edu/about/heroesgarden/
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