Anna Simpson, Miss South Dakota, watches as an Airman puts a stitch in an American flag during a special 9/11 flag stitching event at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Aug. 4, 2011. Miss South Dakota is traveling around the state providing opportunities for men and women to sew a stitch into a patch for the National 9/11 Flag. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Alystria Maurer/Released)