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| Use | 9/11 remembrance  |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 7:12 |
| Adopted | Created in 2001 |
| Design | In the hoist a wide blue bar with a five-pointed star in the middle of it, surrounded by five lines forming the shape of a pentagon. The fly of the flag has two wide red stripes in the middle and one narrow red stripe on the top of the flag and one on the bottom. |
| Designed by | Richard Melito |
The 9/11 Freedom Flag or Freedom Flag is a flag symbolizing remembrance of the September 11 attacks. It holds official status as the September 11 remembrance flag in Virginia, Oklahoma, and Delaware.
Symbolism
The Freedom Flag Foundation has established a list of symbolism that can be summarized as follows. The blue section symbolizes the unity of Americans towards the cause of freedom.[1][2] The white star symbolizes Americans who have lived and died for this cause, and the five bars around the star form a pentagon to represent the Pentagon military headquarters and the organized protection of freedom.[1][2] The top red stripe represents the blood shed by those who perished at the Pentagon and those who perished on American Airlines Flight 77, the bottom red stripe represents the blood shed by those who perished on United Airlines Flight 93, and the wider red stripes in the middle represent Twin Towers and those who died at the World Trade Center and on American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175.[1][2] The white stripes represent first responders.[1][2]
History
The Freedom Flag was created by Richard Melito, a restaurant owner from Richmond, Virginia.[3] He created the original design on a napkin in his restaurant[4][5][6] on September 20, 2001.[3][6]
In 2002,[7] the Freedom Flag Foundation was formed, whose goal is to establish the flag as a national symbol and to educate people about 9/11.[2][3]
In 2003, the governor of Virginia, Mark Warner, issued an executive order that designated the Freedom Flag as Virginia's official symbol of 9/11 remembrance.[2][6]
The flag became an official emblem of Virginia in 2018[4][6] and became the official 9/11 remembrance flag of Oklahoma[6] and Delaware in 2022.[4]
In 2020 a bill, the National NEVER FORGET Act, was introduced in the United States House of Representatives to make the Freedom Flag the national 9/11 remembrance flag.[2][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "The 10 Elements of the Freedom Flag | The Freedom Flag Foundation". Freedom Flag Foundation. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Henrico man's 'Freedom Flag' could become federal symbol of 9/11". CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR. 2020-06-16. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "History of the Freedom Flag | The Freedom Flag Foundation". Freedom Flag Foundation. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Tobey, Annie (2022-09-09). "The Freedom Flag Honors and Remembers". BOOMER Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ "Creator hopes Freedom Flag will become national 9/11 symbol of remembrance". CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Never forget: More than two decades after 9/11, Freedom Flag embraced as symbol of remembrance". Chesterfield County, VA. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ "Mission & Vision | The Freedom Flag Foundation". Freedom Flag Foundation. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
- ↑ Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7 (2020-06-11). "Text - H.R.7183 - 116th Congress (2019-2020): National NEVER FORGET Act". www.congress.gov. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
External links
Website of the Freedom Flag Foundation
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