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How Never Forget Flag™ and the Armed Forces Memorial Tribute Flag™ Came To Be 
In 1868, when General John Logan set aside a single day in May as an annual event for our country to remember and honor our fallen soldiers, it was meant to be a day for reverent and somber reflection and appreciation for the sacrifices made by all those soldiers and their families. My husband
and I have long mourned the loss of and felt profound gratitude towards
the countless members of the armed forces who have died while serving
America. Over the years, though, for many people that day in May - Memorial
Day - has become less and less about acknowledgment and remembrance and
has become more about having a 3-day holiday weekend from work or school;
it's often about picnics, parties, a weekend trip and the "official"
start of the summer season. The original intent of this day has almost
faded away; but for the survivors of every soldier who has ever died in
service to America, every day is Memorial Day. As the days passed, I knew from the questions our friends and co-workers asked about why our flag was still at half mast that my husband's tribute and his feelings weren't being clearly understood. I knew exactly what he was trying to say, and as I tried to think of a way to help him clearly convey his feelings, I envisioned this flag.
The day
after I showed my husband the design for the flag, he said that he felt
there are probably a lot of other Americans who want to honor our fallen
soldiers and that the flag should be made available to anyone who who
might want it. Several friends and veterans that he showed it to felt
that way, also. He thought that we might also be able to raise money for
and awareness of the Armed Forces Family Aid and
Relief Fund™. NeverForgetFlag.Us was created as the way to
make that happen. The
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The Armed
Forces Memorial Tribute Flag came together in a single thought,
and I felt that when anyone looked at this design
they would understand exactly what it stood for - to remind each of us
that we breathe
the air of freedom because others have laid down
their lives to preserve it for us. I sat down at the computer and put
the design for the flag together, printed it out, and gave it to my husband
on September 20th, 2004 as an early 26th wedding anniversary gift. I planned
to find out how I could have a
flag made for him so that he could fly it next to our American flag to
convey how he felt and keep the memory of such great sacrifice alive.