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

I did not fly an American flag after the events of September ¹¹th. My feelings about the American flag have not changed as a result of September ¹¹th.

No, but I had one in my room. Yes, my feelings about the American flag have changed since Sep.11th.

Yes, we did have our flag waing in the air once my parents heard about it. My fellings haven't really changed and yet they have changed. The World Trade Center was like a nation within itself. It was like a financial warehouse.

My girlfriend was up and watching the news as she was getting ready for work that morning. I was still sleeping when the first news reports came across that a plane had hit the tower. Being the news junky that I am, she knew I'd want to see the…

I was on the N train on September 11th traveling my normal commute from Astoria into Midtown, Manhattan. It was a beautiful, clear blue morning - not a cloud in the sky. When I boarded the train, I managed to get a seat, which is pretty unusual at…

Yes. Yes. I respect it more than I did.

My life has changed ever since Septemeber 11, 2001, because I am more cautious about things. Whenever I see a plane I get nervous. My mothere and I went to the airport to drop her friends off, and when I walked into the airport there is more…

Absolutely, I had a flag on everything - My feelings towards the American flag - probably the most beautiful piece of art that I have ever seen - I can't look at it without reflecting and sometimes shedding a tear - Just the same with the Star…

Yes, I did fly an american flag after September 11th. The only thing that makes me upset is that in order for the United States to all pull together and unite as one a tragedy had to happen. It prooves that America was never United so why did we…

Yes, I remeber a man who was GIVING flags away and he had 5 boxes in his car and he was just giving mini-American flags to anyone and everyuone who wanted one.

There has been an American flag flying from my house ever since September 11, 2001. I haven't had the heart to take it down. What is remarkable to me is not that I flew an American flag after I became aware of the terrible attacks, but how I came…

I flew a flag and I am still flying a flag.

No my feelings have not changed about the flag it has ALWAYS been IMPORTANT to me.

yes my family did fly a flag out in our yard many actually

yes a little bit i had a lot of respect for it before but now i have more

Yes, my sister attached an American flag on the her mail box. My feelings about the flag didn't change so much as expanded. Post September I would leave work at 2:00 am and things would be so quite and calm. I would pass a car sales lot which has…

Of course I flew the flag.
My feelings about the (Our) flag have only grown stronger.
We live in the greatest nation on earth. Period.

Yes. I now take more pride in my country.

Yes, and we still do. I have a much bigger appreciation for the Stars and Stripes. And notice them all over the place. I still look for Red White and Blue items to help decorate our living room. We are very much still "The Land of the Free", and…

I personally, did not fly an American Flag. My feeling of the flag, is that it is a good symbol of our country. I don't feel though, that i necessarily need to wave a flag to show that I'm a good citizen. I think that I can show my patriotism in…

I put a flag on my car. When I moved into my new house, I hung a flag outside. When Arlington County Police created a specially designed commemorative sticker in the shape of a Pentagon, I put it on my back window. befroe that day, I had never put a…

Yes, we went out and got one as soon as we could find a place that still had some in stock. I never had bad feelings about the American flag. We certainly see it representing things in a different way then before our nation was attacked.