"September 11: Bearing Witness to History" Stories Submitted Online

Yes i did. We did everything we could to show our pride
for America.

I flew the flag after 9/11. I used to think of our beautiful flag as "just an object," but now I see it as much more than that. Our striped and starred flag is a sign of freedom. When I look at it I imagine the billions of Americans who look at…

We have flown the American flag before this awful day and have flown it ever since. I am very proud to be an American. Don't you forget it either.

Yes, I did fly the flag. I have become very patriotic in a sense, but in all reality, I know in my heart that the flag is not bulletproof.

I woke up on September 11, 2001 and saw the attacks on the news, though I didnt realize it then I would soon realize that this was a point in history. When got to school at High Tech High in San Diego, the principle called an emergency Community…

I was sitting in my living room in Pentagon City that morning, eating a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich for breakfast, watching Good Morning America as I did most mornings before heading to school. As Charlie Gibson broke in with the news of the…

Yes I did fly after the event.

no I did not, no they haven't because I think people are taking this to far.

I have always flown the American flag in front of my home but now more proudly than ever.

I have always flown an american flag but now I beleive I know more about what it means.

Yes. Now, I see it with much more respect.

No i did not Fly an American Flag after September 11th. But i did go outside and put a American flag on a pole above my house.

Yes, my family had a flag that we have flown everyday, since September 11th. I think that most everybody had a flag, or if they didn't they went and bought one so that they could show their spirit and fly the flag.

Before that fateful day I was very patriotic. I had worn a uniform of my nation and served it in many realms. However, I was not real good at displaying that patriotism. The American flag flew proudly from my properties and vehicles. It is…

I don't think that anyone in Sussex County can say that it has affected them greatly. I'm pretty sure that nobody from this area died in the WTC. Everyone from NYC heard and felt the planes crashing and the buildings falling. Plus most of the…

Yes i did. I think the bombing and all that ordeal was a wake up call to all of us americans and i wish it didnt have to be so deadly.But we had to wake up and support our country somehow.

I believe my life has changed even though this event happened a world a way. Because New Zealand is a US allie and a part of the British Commonwealth we a considered by some groups as the enemy and could be targets for future attacks. It makes you…

We have flown an American flag every day since September 11th, with a dusk to dawn spot light on it. I have also worn an American flag lapel pin every day since. My strong feelings about the American flag have not changed, but I have certainly become…

At the time, I was in my car more than I was home, so that is where my flag went... on the car. I had always been very patriotic, but the events of that day really heightened my sense of USA pride.

Yes I did,but we always have. In a way they changed because more than ever before, this flag is the symbol of this USA.I have not seen so many flags as there are now being flown.