As you crest the hill alongside Old Hill Cemetery, or turn from High Street onto Pond Street, the sight can take your breath away. Every September, more than 300 full-sized American flags fill the Bartlet Mall, each standing in honor of the fallen of September 11, 2001, or any member of the American military and emergency services. The flags sway gently in the breeze, almost in unison, a bright reminder of the cost of freedom, and the pride borne of solidarity in times of str