Honor and Remember

"A nation reveals itself not only

by the men it produces

but also by the men it honors,

the men it remembers."

- John F. Kennedy

"The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, is directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated"
- George Washington

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:

To promote the vision 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.
To build a consensus among the branches of the United States military, veterans organizations, 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 all fallen servicemen and servicewomen.
To promote broad national awareness of and groundswell interest in the flag, so that military, government and educational facilities as well as households throughout the country would begin flying the Honor and Remember Flag in recognition of our nation's fallen warriors.
To place one personalized Honor and Remember Flag in the hands of living parents who have lost a child in military service to America.

The Flag’s Symbolism

The Honor and Remember Flag’s design is distinctive, yet simple. Each detail on the flag symbolizes an important part of the overall meaning of the flag’s message.

The Red Field represents the blood spilled by brave men and women in America’s military throughout our history, who willingly gave their lives so that we all would remain free.

The Blue Star represents active service in military conflict. This symbol originated with World War I, but on this flag it signifies service in all wars from the American Revolution to present day.

The White Border surrounding the gold star recognizes the purity of sacrifice. There is no greater price an American can pay than to give his or her life in service to our country.

The Gold Star signifies the ultimate sacrifice of a warrior in active service who will not return home. Gold reflects the value of the life that was given.

The Folded Flag signifies the final tribute to an individual life that a family sacrificed and gave to the nation.

The Flame is an eternal reminder of the spirit that has departed this life yet burns on in the memory of all who knew and loved the fallen hero.

Flag Etiquette

The Honor and Remember flag is intended to be flown continuously, along with and under Ole Glory, the flag of the United States of America.

The Honor and Remember flag may also fly independently on a separate pole, respecting the protocol of other official flags.

The Honor and Remember Flag is to be flown below the Stars and Stripes whenever on the same pole and always to be in a subservient position. Never to diminish in meaning or stature the US Flag. It is suggested that it flies close to half-staff.

When three or more flags are to be flown on the same pole it will fly second to the American flag or below the POW/MIA flag if present.

The Honor and Remember Flag should always be smaller than the American flag with which it flies. In other words if you are flying a 4 x 6 American flag the H&R flag should be no larger than 3 x 5.

Our goal is that the Honor and Remember flag will eventually be adopted to fly continuously and in particular each year on Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Gold Star Mother's Day and Veterans Day on the grounds or in the public lobbies of all military installations, as designated by the Secretary of the Defense, all federal national cemeteries, the national Korean War Veterans Memorial, the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the White House, the United States Postal Service post offices and at the offices of the Secretaries of State, Defense and Vteran's Affairs, and the Director of the Selective Service System.

"War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
- John Stuart Mill