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

Life has changed so much. It's not as fun as it used to be. There's a sadness in so many faces that used to be so happy. We go on with our lives, but that look is permanently etched in our faces. It makes you look and feel twenty years older than…

My wife and I have flown at least three small American flags on every day since 9-11. We will continue to do so as long as either of us os capable.

No, I didn't fly a flag. I think it's sort of ridiculous that people put a piece of cloth outside to "support our country" instead of volunteering to help, even just around their neighborhood. The flag is so overused everywhere that it's lost much of…

Yes, I did.

And I believe that if you are going to fly a flag, make sure that you know why. There are many valid reasons, but please don't do it b/c everyone else is doing it. I can't stand to see it disrespected by being flown improperly.

Yes, I live with my parents, and we flew the flag after September 11th. We have always flew the American flag. I put a flag sticker on my car as well.

As I sat in my history class that morning and watched various buildings on fire because of acts of terrorism, I witnessed the first attack on the United State since World War II was fought. This sad experiene put our country into a "war" against…

Yes, I have a little flag in my car but I felt almost pressured into it. As if if I DIDN"T fly the flag I was unpatriotic. I copied an article about this phenomenon and had my class discuss it. Many of the boys got very angry and couldn't understand…

Yes and not really. I don't say the pledge.
I just don't see the point of saying a pledge to a flag.
Maybe if it was really explained to me I would understand
it more.

YES, THREE FLAGS. I'VE ALWAYS HAD GREAT RESPECT AND ADMIRATION FOR OUR COUNTRY'S FLAG

Yes i did fly our great flag afterwards. On my car and van, on my house and wore replicas of it on shirts.
My feelings of the American Flag have NEVER changed. I am VERY proud to be an American, and have ALWAYS been.

I think people who started flying the flag as a direct result of 9/11 are the worse kind of hypocrites.

My dad bought a flag on September 12th. Before September 11th, we never flew the flag because it didn't mean much of anything to our family. After, though, the flag symbolized everything that America means to us: peace, unity, and freedom. I feel…

I display an American Flag on my vehicle, to show my patriotism to all of those who served in the Military and to those who lost thier lives in this tragedy.

The American flag is rspected in our home and we put it out on the holidays. After 9/11/01, we kept our flag up for awhile. We continue to wear patriotic clothing throughout the year.

I have always flown the American Flag, however this last year I did fly the flags of many other countries with our US Flag, as we had the winter Olympics here in Utah and it was important that all nationalities were felt welcome. The spirit of the…

I have a flag on my car but it came with the car when I bought it. I've never been a big proponent of flag-waving. It is a symbol of many things to many people but I choose not to invest too much into it. My sense of patriotism comes from how I…

The American flag has always been special to me. Growing up on military bases, I was accustomed to seeing the flag everywhere. The Star Spangled Banner was even played in movie theaters before the featured film was run. The flag has always been a…

I did not fly an American flag due to the fact that I havent in the past and I feel why start when something bad happens. You should always be patriotic no matter what.

I don't feel the need to fly an American flag to show my patriotism. As an artist though, I have given much thought to using the flag in my artwork.

yea my grandpa did at our cabin and that was kool because all the people on the lake has a flag out on there deck.