Macomb Fire Departmentis pleased to participate in the National 9/11 “Freedom Flag” Raising Call to Action on Patriot Day, September 11, 2026, marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on our Nation. As a participant of this program, Macomb Firehas received 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, along with a WTC Steel artifact recovered from Tower 1 at Ground Zero in New York City. Macomb Fire has also received a copy of Unfurling the Freedom Flag – A 9/11 Story, by teacher and author Tara R. Krohn. The Freedom Flag was created near 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 2,500 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 County, VA) and on Flight 93 (near Shanksville, PA), including citizens from over 90 nations. Since 9/11, more than 3,000 first responders have perished from 9/11-related illnesses (a toll that is still rising), and more than 7,000 US soldiers have paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedom around the globe. Approximately 100 million Americans have been born in the United States since 9/11 or were too young to remember the events – nearly 30% of the U.S. population.
Through this Call to Action, Macomb Fire Department and the Freedom Flag Foundation share a commitment to uphold America’s promise to “Never Forget” using the 9/11 Freedom Flag.
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The mission of the Freedom Flag Foundation is to establish the Freedom Flag as a National Symbol of Remembrance for the events of September 11, 2001.This Call to Action is sponsored by the Freedom Flag Foundation (Richmond, VA), which establishes partnerships each year across the 50 states to educate the next generation about 9/11 using the Freedom Flag, World Trade Center (WTC) Steel artifacts from the 92-95th floors of Tower 1, and the story of the Freedom Flag in book form: Unfurling the Freedom Flag – A 9/11 Story.
