From November 13, 2001: Flag means a lot to me

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Flag means a lot to me

Originally published in the Indiana Daily Student on November 13, 2001

Seen here in 2007, the field-sized American flag became a feature at sporting events following 9/11.

On September 29^th, I was in Evanston, IL for Northwestern’s first home game of the 2001 football season. Like in every other arena in America, we sang “God Bless America,” held a moment of silence, and fans were given small American flag stickers. I immediately put one on the brim of my visor, and one on the back of my car. I’m not sure what my purpose was, aside from that I felt unified with the rest of the country.