The annual Waves of Flags display and remembrance at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California

MALIBU, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Retired Air Force Colonel Alfredo Garcia from Lomita with his wife Idaila salutes the flags To pay my respect as they visit for the first time the annual Waves of Flags display and remembrance at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California on September 9, 2021. - For the fourteenth year, the university situated next to the Pacific Coast Highway along the Pacific Ocean, is commemorating the event by flying nearly 3,000 American flags, including international flags for each foreign country that lost a citizen in the 911 attack. On Saturday, September 11, Pepperdine University will commemorate those who lost their lives and their loved ones in the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, with the Universitys 14th annual Waves of Flags display. Pepperdine Alumni Park on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 in Malibu, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images).