Honor And Remember Flag
Mission: To create, establish and promote a nationally recognized flag that would fly continuously as a visible reminder to all Americans of the lives lost in defense of our national freedoms. All Military lives lost not only in action but also in service, from our nation’s inception.
Rationale: In our over 200 year history there has never been an official national symbol that recognizes in gratitude and respect the ultimate sacrifice made by members of the United States military in service to our nation. The Honor and Remember Flag was created for that purpose.
Goals:
1. To promote the concept of the Honor and Remember Flag and request that visitors to the website sign a petition and pass the word about the importance of this new symbol.
2. To build a consensus among the branches of the United States military, service and civic groups, businesses and individuals in order to collectively solicit the Department of Defense and the United States Congress to propose and accept the Honor and Remember Flag as the official flag for honoring fallen servicemen and servicewomen.
3. To promote broad national awareness of and groundswell interest in the flag, so that military and government facilities as well as households throughout the country would begin flying the Honor and Remember Flag in recognition of our nation’s fallen warriors.
4. To place one personalized Honor and Remember Flag in the hands of living parents who have lost a child in military service to America.
ORIGIN:
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Cpl George A. Lutz II On December 29, 2005 George Anthony Lutz II (Tony) was killed by a sniper’s bullet while he was on patrol inside Fallujah, Iraq. His family and friends endured the shock, emotional agony and overwhelming loss that accompanied the news of Tony’s death, just like the many families who have suffered the same tragedy. In the months that followed Tony’s funeral, his father, George, visited other families who had lost loved ones in the Iraq war. He began to sense that he had joined the ranks of a unique fellowship. These families were only the latest additions to a group that originated with the American Revolution, when the first soldiers to shed their blood for our freedom gave their lives. George found another commonality among the families of fallen soldiers. After their grief had transitioned to numbness and finally to acceptance, many families wanted to know two things: their sacrifice was not in vain and the nation would never forget. These concerns led George on a quest to discover if there was a universally recognized symbol that acknowledges the American servicemen and servicewomen who never made it home. To his surprise, he found nothing. Did families generations before us feel any different, were parents from any past conflict crying for anything less than Remembrance. Many families of fallen soldiers have established memorials to their lost loved ones. Whether it is a monument, license plate, armband, ceremony, street name or website, each reminder is intended as a tangible link to a loved one who was lost. As meaningful as these memorials are, they cannot represent the collective honor due to each fallen soldier from a grateful nation. Thus the Honor and Remember Flag was conceived. The Honor and Remember Flag should fly from every flagpole in America as a daily reminder that the rights and freedoms we enjoy have not been cheaply purchased. They have been bought with the blood of brave young Americans, whose families, friends, fellow soldiers and shipmates will never forget them. |
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