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Ohio farmer plants tribute to fallen first responders, victims of 9/11 on 20-year anniversary

Ohio farmer plants tribute to fallen first responders, victims of 9/11 on 20-year anniversary
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Ohio farmer plants tribute to fallen first responders, victims of 9/11 on 20-year anniversary
This year marks 20 years since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and an Ohio farmer has created a beautiful tribute to the fallen first responders and victims of that historical day.Wilbur Meyer, who is a soybean farmer near Verona, Ohio, planted the tribute along with his team in his field. The tribute reads "God Bless America" and "Never Forget."John Massey, who is a U.S. Marine veteran, and founder of Massey Green AVP, shared the video of the tribute with WLWT. **You can watch the video in the live player above.**Massey said the team sent up their best drone pilot to capture the tribute high in the sky. Drone operator and videographer, Derek Sims, is a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq. The video of the tribute was produced and edited by Massey.The video begins with "we will never forget" and shows an overhead shot of the soybean field showcasing the tribute.Among the words "God Bless America" and "Never Forget" the tribute has an American flag and two towers representing the Twin Towers. The bottom of the tribute in the field reads "2001-2021."Verona, Ohio, is about 67 miles north of Cincinnati.Click here to learn more about Massey Green AVP.

This year marks 20 years since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and an Ohio farmer has created a beautiful tribute to the fallen first responders and victims of that historical day.

Wilbur Meyer, who is a soybean farmer near Verona, Ohio, planted the tribute along with his team in his field. The tribute reads "God Bless America" and "Never Forget."

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John Massey, who is a U.S. Marine veteran, and founder of Massey Green AVP, shared the video of the tribute with WLWT. **You can watch the video in the live player above.**

Massey said the team sent up their best drone pilot to capture the tribute high in the sky. Drone operator and videographer, Derek Sims, is a U.S. Army veteran who served in Iraq. The video of the tribute was produced and edited by Massey.

The video begins with "we will never forget" and shows an overhead shot of the soybean field showcasing the tribute.

Among the words "God Bless America" and "Never Forget" the tribute has an American flag and two towers representing the Twin Towers. The bottom of the tribute in the field reads "2001-2021."

Verona, Ohio, is about 67 miles north of Cincinnati.

Click here to learn more about Massey Green AVP.