Already, we see a reduction in the number of American flags being flown in our communities. Part of that has to do, we believe, with the holiday decorations, but as they will be coming down, we would urge that the flags go back up. And, the tattered ones should be replaced.

Fly the flag if you had someone close to you who was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center or in the Pentagon.

Fly the flag if you knew someone who had someone close to them who was killed in the attack on the World Trade Center or in the Pentagon.

Fly the flag if you have or know a service man or woman fighting terrorist somewhere in the world.

Fly the flag because you are an American and because it supports the commitment America has made to eradicate terrorism and protect freedom.

The flag on your home or at your office or on your car or lapel sends the message that you continue to remember and be outraged by the horrific acts of September 11 and that time will not minimize that. The only consolations will come from justice and the elimination of terrorists in every corner of the globe.