NORTH ROBINSON—Colonel Crawford Schools is participating in the National Freedom Flag Raising Call to Action on Patriot Day, Sept. 11, 2023, marking the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on our Nation. As a participant in this Call to Action, the Colonel Crawford Schools will receive a 9/11 Freedom Flag from the Freedom Flag Foundation to be flown annually on Patriot Day below the US Flag through the month of September. The Freedom Flag was created outside of Richmond, VA as a simple sketch on a napkin that ultimately became Virginia’s Official Flag of Remembrance for 9/11 (VAC §1-510). Today, the Freedom Flag is our 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.
September 11, 2001, was the deadliest attack on US 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 (Arlington Co., VA) and on Flight 93 (near Shanksville, PA), 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 US soldiers have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom around the globe. Approximately 80 million children have been born in the US, meaning that over 20% of our population has no living memory of 9/11.
Through this 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.
