United States Flag of Honor

Shortly after the attack on our nation on September 11, 2001, Chris Heisler helped to organize officers from around the nation and coordinate one of the longest police motorcades in U.S. history to Ground Zero. Chris, like many of the officers participating in the motorcade, took flags with him as a show of support. Along with the Texas Flag, Chris took a United States Flag gifted to him by the Texas House of Representatives that had been flying over the State Capitol at that time. At Ground Zero, the officers and Honor Guard presented these flags from around the nation to the Governor of New York at New York Police Headquarters. A suggestion was made to Chris that one flag be used to continuously honor all American heroes. Chris kept the flag given to him and since then, has continually offered the flag to be flown as a tribute to the all the men and women who serve our country.

The history pages of this flag continue to be written. Since its flight during the recovery efforts at Ground Zero and at the memorial services for the Port Authority in New Jersey, the flag has traveled to Kuwait, Qatar, and in Iraq with American Soldiers within combat zones. While in Iraq, Command Sergeant Major Denson referred to the Flag as “The United States Flag of Honor.” Since then, the Flag has been well established and recognized with that title. The United States Flag of Honor has come full circle after having been raised over the Capital of Texas on a rainy September 11, 2007, where it all began