| On December 29, 2005 George Anthony Lutz II (Tony) was killed by a sniper’s bullet while he was on patrol outside Fallujah, Iraq. His family and friends endured the shock, emotional agony and overwhelming loss that accompanied the news of Tony’s death, just like the many families who have suffered the same tragedy.
In the months that followed Tony’s funeral, his father, George, visited other families who had lost loved ones in the Iraq war. He began to sense that he had joined the ranks of a unique fellowship. These families were only the latest additions to a group that originated with the American Revolution, when the first soldiers to shed their blood for our freedom gave their lives.
George found another commonality among the families of fallen soldiers. After their grief had transitioned to numbness and finally to acceptance, many families wanted to know two things: their sacrifice was not in vain and the nation would never forget. These concerns led George on a quest to discover if there was a universally recognized symbol that acknowledges the American servicemen and servicewomen who never made it home. To his surprise, he found nothing. Did families generations before us feel any different, were parents from any past conflict crying for anything less than Remembrance.
Many families of fallen soldiers have established memorials to their lost loved ones. Whether it is a monument, license plate, armband, ceremony, street name or website, each reminder is intended as a tangible link to a loved one who was lost. As meaningful as these memorials are, they cannot represent the collective honor due to each fallen soldier from a grateful nation.
The Honor and Remember Flag should fly from every flagpole in America as a daily reminder that the rights and freedoms we enjoy have not been cheaply purchased. They have been bought with the blood of brave young Americans, whose families and friends will never forget them.
What can you do?
1) Please take a minute and visit www.honorandremember.org and sign the petition.
2) Forward this email to everyone you know.
Click here to sign the petition: www.honorandremember.org
Thank you!
Davie |
