Delta "Remember, Honor, Renew" lapel pin owned by Eugene Harmond
- Created by
- Delta Air Lines, American, founded 1925
- Received by
- Harmond, Eugene, American, born 1947
- Date
- 2002
- Medium
- ink on metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7/8 × 1 5/16 × 13/16 in. (2.2 × 3.4 × 2 cm)
- Description
- A Delta "Remember, Honor, Renew" lapel pin issued by Delta Air Lines to commemorate one-year anniversary of terrorist attacks in the U.S. on September 11, 2001, owned by Delta Air Lines' first Black male flight attendant, Eugene Harmond.
- This round, brass pin is designed with a red, white, and blue U.S. Stars and Stripes banner across engravings “Delta” and “September 2001”. Above the banner is “REMEMBER” and below the banner is “HONOR – RENEW”. The pin is attached to its original white and blue paper card which features large blue text and the Delta Widget. The text reads: [SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 / remember / We will never forget / the day our nation, / our live and the / airline industry / changed forever. / honor / We pay tribute to / heros – past, present / and future – who / inspire us all with / their selflessness / renew / We will find strength / in our shared resolve / to conquer even the / greatest challenges to / make us stronger.]. There is a clutchback fastener on the back of the pin.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- pins (jewelry)
- Topic
- Aeronautics
- Business
- Labor
- Transportation
- Travel
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Casey Grant in honor of Patricia Banks Edmiston, Patricia Grace Murphy and Eugene Harmond
- Object number
- 2018.50.14.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.