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

A flag has flown at my house since that day and will fly there as long as I live. God Bless America

No, I did not fly an American Flag after the events of Spetember 11th.

Yes I did fly an American flag after the events. I have so much more respect for America. We are so lucky to have such a patriotic country that we have. God bless!!!!

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Matt Vroegindewey

I've been flying a flag since I can remember. Sep. 11th didn't change a thing for me. (on the flag)

We have always flown the American flag appropriatly on certain occasions and always will. If it were not for our fore-fathers we would not have a flag to fly and be proud to live in such a wonderful country.

We flew old glory before and we will…

I had a small flag on my car. No change about the American Flag.

I've noticed that insecure immigrants (some who are probably illegal) who drive SUVs that get under 15mpg were more likely to own miniature flags after the incident. While people say that the flags help "unite America," people are really using them…

I have flown my flags every since that day in my front yard and at times on my automobile. My feelings about the American flag has definitely changed. My brother is a retired soldier and I knew that military fought for us, but never took into deep…

I didn't fly a flag, but I wore an American flag pin.

Yes, I had a flag put up on both my families house and parents cars. My feelings about the American flag hasn't changed a bit from September 11th, because I've always felt passionate about the American flag and reaches into my heart from expressing…

Yes, my family bought one to put on the car and we hung the flag in front of our house.My feelings about the flag have always been love, happiness, freedom, and the love of this country.

I did not buy or fly a flag after 9/11. Not because of some feelings I did or did not have about my country but rather more to acknowledge that my country was not the only one affected.

I did not fly a flag cause I did not have one. Now we have one and we fly it alot. My feelings about the flag has changed, I have more respected to it now.

Yes we did fly an American flag after September 11th. Yes now I think the flag is a symbol of Americans united.

Yes my family did and yes it becomes much more meaningful now.....

The American flag is a symbol, the symbol of our nation. I think that it should be honored but we must remember it is the symbol of freedom that it stands for that must be protected, not the cloth itself.

I didnt fly a flag from my house, but I have more feeling about the flag now. I feel that it has more importance and that it stands for the bravery, freedom, and strength of our country.

Yes, I flew the flag every day for the next year. We moved and now I only fly it on holidays.