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AN ACT relating to allowing the Freedom Flag to be flown as a Flag of 1
Remembrance each September 11, which is known as Patriot Day. 2
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 3
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 2 IS CREATED TO 4
READ AS FOLLOWS: 5
(1) As used in this section, the "Flag of Remembrance" means the "Freedom Flag," 6
which was designated by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 2018 as the official 7
flag of remembrance of September 11, 2001, and is described in subsection (3) of 8
this section. 9
(2) The Flag of Remembrance may be flown along with the American flag and the 10
state flag of the Commonwealth of Kentucky each September 11, which is known 11
as Patriot Day under 36 U.S.C. sec. 144, as a remembrance of September 11, 12
2001. 13
(3) The Freedom Flag shall be designed as follows: 14
(a) The inner portion of the flag shall feature a blue background to represent 15
all Americans united together for freedom; 16
(b) The blue background shall have a white star to represent all who lived and 17
died for freedom; 18
(c) Five (5) white bars shall surround the white star to represent the Pentagon 19
and the organized protection of American freedom; 20
(d) The outer portion of the flag shall feature three (3) white stripes, two (2) 21
narrow red stripes, and two (2) broad red stripes; 22
(e) The three (3) white stripes on the outer portion of the flag represent the 23
rescue workers, firefighters, police officers, port authority employees, and 24
others who worked tirelessly during and after the terrorist attacks of 25
September 11, 2001; 26
(f) The two (2) broad red stripes on the outer portion of the flag represent the 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 1532
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Twin Towers and the loss of the people who perished at the World Trade 1
Center and the crew and passengers on American Airlines Flight 11 and 2
United Airlines Flight 175; 3
(g) The top narrow red stripe on the outer portion of the flag represents the loss 4
of the people who perished at the Pentagon and the crew and passengers on 5
American Airlines Flight 77; and 6
(h) The bottom narrow red stripe on the outer portion of the flag represents the 7
loss of the crew and passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 in 8
Pennsylvania. 9