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Sponsoring a Personalized Flag:
Our country was founded and maintained on individual separate lives,
names not statistics. One life upon one life, precept upon precept, similar
to the building blocks of a foundation, our country continues to remain strong and free.
A unique feature of the Flag design is the option to
personalize it, to actually carry the name of a friend or loved one as
part of its structure. Not only can the flag be flown in general but it
can also be displayed in specific honor of one lost.
It is our desire and organizational goal that every family that lost a loved one
in military service to our country should have a personalized
flag. Regardless of the era, as far back as Korea, we are working on the
task. A flag that proudly represents that special life lost and compliments
the hundreds of thousands that will fly across this nation in grateful respect.
This mission includes partnering with individuals, organizations, corporations
and government entities to seek out Gold Star families and help us by sponsoring and
presenting Honor and Remember Flags.
Here are several examples of how partnerships are working:
Retired sailors from the FRA, Branch 5, Norfolk VA, collected funds to provide
flags for all 17 families that lost loved ones on the USS Cole bombing. Personalized
flags were presented at a special ceremony on October 12, 2008 the 8th anniversary of
their October 12, 2000 sacrifice.
Cpl Matthew Drake, lone survivor of a suicide car bomber and mother Lisa Schuster
donated and presented personalized flags October 15, 2008 to the three mothers who
lost their soldier sons in Iraq on October 15th, 2004, the fourth anniversary of
their loss. (See newsletter issue 4).
Honor and Remember Inc, presented flags to the president and executive board member
of the National American Gold Star mothers on September 26th. Mrs Georgie Carter
lost her son Bruce, in 1969, Vietnam, Mrs Molly Morel who lost Brent in 2004, Iraq.
We are currently working with our state government to present, in a general
ceremony, Honor and Remember flags to Gold star families in the state. We hope
to model this in state ceremonies around the country.
Local Veterans organizations are identifying Gold Star families in their areas
and preparing flags for specific tribute presentations.
Gold Star mothers who have received flags are now presenting flags to others.
There are hundreds of ways to reach out and honor so many families who gave all. We
believe that there are still over 20,000 families yet to individually recognize.
We are currently fundraising and taking donations to accomplish our national goal.
If you would like to order a personalized flag for yourself or someone as a gift please
visit our online store or donate below. However please contact us if you would like to participate in
any other way to help accomplish our mission.
Click Here to Donate.
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