The National Patriot Day Remembrance Flag Act designates the Freedom Flag as the official national symbol of remembrance for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The Freedom Flag, designed in 2001 by a Virginian and already officially adopted by Virginia, Oklahoma, and Delaware, uses symbolic colors and shapes to represent the victims, first responders, and heroic actions during and after 9/11. The bill requires the Freedom Flag to be displayed from September 11 through the end of September each year at major federal locations including the Capitol, White House, national cemeteries, military installations, key federal office buildings, and all U.S. Postal Service post offices. The flag will follow the POW/MIA flag in ceremonial precedence and must be disposed of according to Veterans Affairs flag retirement practices. This legislation aims to educate younger generations who were born after 9/11 or too young to remember the attacks, and honors both the nearly 3,000 victims and the thousands of first responders who have since died from 9/11-related illnesses.
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