Lynchburg, VA - Gates Flag and Banner Company, Inc. Is pleased to participate in the National Freedom Flag Raising Call to Action on Patriot Day, Sept. 11, 2024, marking the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on our Nation. As a participant in this Call to Action, the Gates Flag and Banner Company, Inc. is the exclusive distribution partner of the Freedom Flag Foundation, providing Freedom Flags to schools, towns, and residents across the U.S.  Schools partnering with the Freedom Flag Foundation can receive a 9/11 Freedom Flag from the Freedom Flag Foundation to be flown annually on Patriot Day below the US Flag through the month of September, along with a WTC Steel artifact recovered from Tower 1 at Ground Zero in New York City. The school may also receive a copy of Unfurling the Freedom Flag – A 9/11 Story, by teacher and author Tara R. Krohn. The Freedom Flag was created outside of Richmond, VA as a simple sketch on a napkin that ultimately became Virginia’s Official Flag of Remembrance for 9/11 (VAC §1-510).

Today, the Freedom Flag is our nation’s only codified 9/11 flag of remembrance, and it has been flown or displayed in nearly 2,000 schools, fire stations, and civic buildings and in all 50 states.
 
September 11, 2001, was the deadliest attack on US soil since the Civil War and the deadliest terrorist attack in world history. In total, 2,977 lives were lost in New York City, at the Pentagon (Arlington Co., VA) and on Flight 93 (near Shanksville, PA), including citizens from 90 foreign nations. Since 9/11, thousands of first responders have perished from 9/11-related illnesses (a toll that is still rising), and thousands of US soldiers have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom around the globe. Approximately 80 million children have been born in the US since 9/11, meaning that over 20% of our population has no living memory of 9/11.

Through this Call to Action, Gates Flag and Banner Company and the Freedom Flag Foundation share a commitment to uphold America’s promise to “Never Forget” using the symbolism of the Freedom Flag.
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This Call to Action is sponsored by the Freedom Flag Foundation (Richmond, VA), which establishes partnerships each year across the 50 states to educate the next generation about 9/11 using the Freedom Flag, World Trade Center (WTC) Steel artifacts from the 92-95th floors of Tower 1, and the story of the Freedom Flag in book form: Unfurling the Freedom Flag – A 9/11 Story. The mission of the Freedom Flag Foundation is to establish the Freedom Flag as a National Symbol of Remembrance for the events of September 11, 2001.
 
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