Claim: Message exhorts Americans to fly the U.S. flag on Friday,
Example: [Collected via e-mail, September 2009]
We have a little less than one month and counting to get the word out all across this great land and into every community in the United States of America.
If you forward this email to least 11 people and each of those people do the same ... you get the idea.
THE PROGRAM:
On Friday, September 11th, 2009, an American flag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, office, and store in the United States. Every individual should make it their duty to display an American flag on this eighth anniversary of one of our country's worst tragedies. We do this to honor those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are fighting at home and abroad to preserve our cherished freedoms.
In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American flags as citizens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against terrorism. Sadly, those flags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn't take another attack to galvanize us in solidarity. Our American flag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds
So, here's what we need you to do .
(1) Forward this email to everyone you know (at least 11 people). Please don't be the one to break this chain. Take a moment to think back to how you felt on 9/11 and let those sentiments guide you.
(2) Fly an American flag of any size on 9/11. Honestly, Americans should fly the flag year-round, but if you don't, then at least make it a priority on this day.
Thank you for your participation. God Bless You and God Bless America!
Origins: The example cited above is an updating of an item we first saw back in 2005 and again in 2006 and 2008, the text largely unchanged from those earlier versions.
Although this exhortation for all Americans to fly their flags on the eighth anniversary of the
President Barack Obama has issued a similar proclamation for 2009, calling upon "all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States" to display the flag at half-staff on Patriot Day, and on the people of the United States to observe a moment of silence beginning at
Last updated: 10 September 2009