b'C H A P T E R T W E L V EIN MEMORIAM To the victims of September 11, 2001Once, this marsh on Cockle Cove Road was a freshwater cranberry boguntil the 38 Hurricane smashed thorugh its dike.Later, a shrewd developer saw houses sprinkled there but a neighbor, eye doctor Arnold E. Wordell, wanted none of it.Buying the land, he built a home overlooking the marsh, and loved nothing better than his view from the porch.That is my front lawn, hed say about the untouched grasses, and I dont have to mow it.Well after Dr. Wordell passed away, came September 11, 2001.Like so many Americans, his sons Nathaniel and Jon, heirs to these acres, were deeply moved by that tragedy.So they put on waders and planted the nations flag in their marsh.It has been replaced several times.But a flag still stnadsa simple memorial to the innocents who died, a symbol of triumph over evil, and a perpetual reminder for Chatham resident and visitor alike to protect what litde natural land remains.Gordon Zellnerf 219'