The first question someone asks when they see The Armed Forces Memorial Tribute Flag is “Why hasn’t something like this ever been done before”?

Since the birth of our nation, Americans from all walks of life have given what Abraham Lincoln called “their last full measure of devotion.” They have gone into battle throughout the world and have died to ensure that citizens of the United States - as well as other citizens of the world - enjoy the sacred privilege of freedom.

There will always be monuments to honor generals, battles and wars. But what speaks for the memory of those ‘everyday soldiers’, the countless unsung heroes of our armed forces who die in battle and slip silently into history, their sacrifice remembered only by their families?

The Armed Forces Memorial Tribute Flag will. Whether a member of our military falls during a fierce battle on land, sea or in the air, or alone at a distant outpost, we must never forget any of them or their sacrifice. All of our children, all of our children’s children, and all who will come after them need to know of and be reminded of the fact that the freedom we cherish does not come without cost, and that the purchase of that freedom comes at a very, very high price.

We Can Never Repay Them...
.......We Must Never Forget Them

The Armed Forces Memorial Tribute Flag should also remind us that the very act of service is, in itself, a sacrifice. Men and women leave their homes, their families, their jobs, and everything they know and hold dear and go off into the unknown for several years to serve our country, never knowing what may lie ahead for them, risking terrible injury and death every day.

WWI. WWII. Korea. Vietnam. Lebanon. Kuwait. Somalia. U.S. Embassies. U.S.S. Cole. Afghanistan. Iraq. These are just a few of the times, places, and events that sometimes seem to elicit nothing more from us than discourse and debate, political rhetoric, clever observations or even apathy. But each of those times and places, and so many others, represent something much more profound - the loss of the lives of brave Americans serving our country.

They go because they have a desire to serve the greater good and have committed their lives in service to protecting America, and ultimately, each of us. We can never repay that kind of dedication and selflessness, but we can - we must - honor and remember it.

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PGR NY, Meet and Greet 2007

Having been embraced by members of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, Navy, National Guard, and Reservists, The Armed Forces Memorial Tribute Flag now hangs proudly at American military bases in Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, and the U.S.. It also flies throughout the United States, over the homes of citizens, active duty and retired military families, American Legion and VFW Posts, a NYS Veteran’s hospital, Cathedral of the Pines National Memorial, the Pawling War Memorial and Veteran’s Cemetery, businesses, firehouses, and municipal buildings.

"The Armed Forces Memorial Tribute Flag......"
..is a very worthy and patriotic project."...
The White House Commission
on Remembrance