Freedom Flag Foundation partners with Colonel Crawford Schools for flag raising

Colonel Crawford Schools will participate in the National Freedom Flag Raising Call to Action on Patriot Day, Sept. 11, marking the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the nation.

As a participant in the Call to Action, Colonel Crawford Schools will receive a 9/11 Freedom Flag from the Freedom Flag Foundation to be flown annually on Patriot Day below the U.S. flag throughout September.

The Freedom Flag was created outside of Richmond, Virginia, as a simple sketch on a napkin that ultimately became Virginia’s Official Flag of Remembrance for 9/11. Today, the Freedom Flag is the nation’s only codified 9/11 flag of remembrance, and it has been flown or displayed in nearly 2,000 schools, fire stations and civic buildings and in all 50 states.

Sept. 11, 2001, was the deadliest attack on U.S. soil since the Civil War and the deadliest terrorist attack in world history. In total, 2,977 lives were lost in New York City, at the Pentagon and on Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, including citizens from 90 foreign nations. Since 9/11, thousands of first responders have perished from 9/11-related illnesses − a toll that is still rising − and thousands of U.S. military personnel have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of freedom around the globe. About 80 million children have been born in the U.S., meaning that over 20% of the population has no living memory of 9/11.

Through the Call to Action, Colonel Crawford Schools and the Freedom Flag Foundation share a commitment to uphold America’s promise to “Never Forget” using the symbolism of the Freedom Flag.

This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: Colonel Crawford Schools to join National Freedom Flag effort