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

I don't hang the flag because I'm ashamed at how America has used it. After September 11th, it wasn't a time to raise our flags and say screw you to the terrorists, we are still united.. and slobber "God Bless America" across the entire country.…

i was always very proud of the American flag. But now seein it and hearing a national song, I feel it hit my heart a little harder. I make suer to say the pledge now. I don't talk through it.

I have always been proud of our flag, although I never flew one personally. However, I have flown it every day since 9/11/01.

A September 11 Perspective
by Grant Olan


I was nowhere near the scenes of attacks. Though I was in DC, I was on the other side of the city from the Pentagon. Yet, upon hearing of the attacks, I felt I couldnt be any closer to the scenes. Lest we…

My feelings have changedalittle but I don't fly a flag.

yes.

I did fly the American Flag after the events, now we never take it down. We have it sttached to the top of our garage and have a spotlight on it so the people passing my hosue can see it. My feelings have greatly changed toward the flag. I love it…

Yes, and always will. America will become/are more stronger than they ever will be or ever were. God Bless America!!!

Yes I flew an American flag after September 11th. I have always respected and love the country and tradition that the American flag stood for. I still love and receive goose bumps when I hear the Star Spangled Banner or America the Beautiful.

Keep…

I flew the flag, and I wonder what the future historian thinks of this symbol and our little post-modern world. To me, the American Flag is a great symbol of freedom beyond the scope of nationalism. If we lose sight of what true freedom means, then…

We flew our flag for a month after and then we flew it on all the holidays since. I feel more honor in being an American and am proud to say it. Until something happens like this, you don't appreciate your freedom and you don't understand what…

Yes I have flown the flag since 11 Sep. 2001. I also wear an American Flag lapel pin often, with red, white, and blue ribbon, with a yellow ribbon decending from the center as a tribute to the War on Terrorism. OLD GLORY has meant a great deal to…

yes, it has because now i look at the world differently and i take any spare moment i have to tell my family how much i love them.

I did fly an american flag in my e-mails around the world.
When I lokk at the American flag, I see a brave and proud nation.

We hung flags at our house and in our car my mom was very patriotic about the whole thing. I dont think my feelings have changed about the flag I still hold the American Flag in high regard as i would hold my parents home country Colombia's Flag

I've lived in and traveled in many countries around the world and survived more than my share of terroristic attacks and bombings. This one seems different though because I've never experienced a threat in the States, I always thought of the States…

yes my family did and the flag means alot more than I thought and now it means freedom and all it was was a simple flag which now means so much.

Where it dident affect me directly , because i dident loose anyone or knew anyone involved in september 11th . It did however,make me sad for all the people who were lost that day .

Yes I did.

I was very proud to be an American and I wanted to show my
support.

Yes, it has more meaning behind it now.