Flags For Our Fallen!
Our Mission: Within a week of the loss, Provide a hand crafted Flag with historical significance to every First Responder Family that was taken in the Line of Duty.
Historic artifacts are placed under stars. Artifacts include:
W0rld Trade Center Steel: The 9/11 World Trade Center Steel is from our twin towers. We have several pieces. Our first pieces came from two memorial builds. The pieces were recovered during the construction of those memorials. We also have a very large piece of the world trade center. It was given to us by the NYC Port Authority. It is our most precious artifact. These pieces are a clear reminder of sacrifice, honor, courage, and commitment.
Sand from Thermopylae: The sand from Thermopylae was provided to us by SEAL TEAM 2. They recovered the sand during their 2018 deployment where they visited the exact site of the battle.
Thermopylae (/θərˈmɒpɪliː/; Ancient and Katharevousa Greek: Θερμοπύλαι [tʰermopýlai], Demotic: Θερμοπύλες [θermoˈpiles]: "hot gates") is a place in Greece where a narrow coastal passage existed in antiquity. It derives its name from its hot sulfur springs. The Hot Gates is "the place of hot springs" and in Greek mythology it is the cavernous entrances to Hades.
Thermopylae (Known as the Hot Gates) is world-famous for the battle that took place there between the Greek forces (notably the Spartans) and the invading Persian forces, commemorated by Simonides in the famous epitaph, "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, That here obedient to their laws we lie." Thermopylae is the only land route large enough to bear any significant traffic between Lokris and Thessaly. This passage from north to south along the east coast of the Balkan peninsula requires use of the pass and for this reason Thermopylae has been the site of several battles.
In ancient times it was called Malis which was named after the Malians (Ancient Greek: Μαλιεῖς), a Greek tribe that lived near present-day Lamia at the delta of the river, Spercheios in Greece. The Malian Gulf is also named after them. In the western valley of the Spercheios their land was adjacent to the Aenianes. Their main town was named Trachis. In the town of Anthela, the Malians had an important temple of Demeter, an early center of the Anthelan Amphictiony.
The land is dominated by the coastal floodplain of the Spercheios River and is surrounded by sloping forested limestone mountains. There is continuous deposition of sediment from the river and travertine deposits from the hot springs which has substantially altered the landscape during the past few thousand years. The land surface on which the famous Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC is now buried under 20 metres (66 ft) of soil. The shoreline has also advanced over the centuries because of the sedimentary deposition. The level of the Malian Gulf was also significantly higher during prehistoric times and the Spercheios River was significantly shorter. Its shoreline advanced by up to 2 kilometers between 2500 BC and 480 BC but still has left several extremely narrow passages between the sea and the mountains. The narrowest point on the plain, where the Battle of Thermopylae was probably fought, would have been less than 100 meters (330 ft) wide. Between 480 BC and the 21st century, the shoreline advanced by as much as 9 km (5.6 mi) in places, eliminating the narrowest points of the pass and considerably increasing the size of the plain around the outlet of the Spercheios. The hot springs from which the pass derives its name still exist close to the foot of the hill.
O.K. Corral: Material was provided to us by a Virginia Beach Police Officer
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a thirty-second shootout between lawmen led by Virgil Earp and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that occurred at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Old West.
Statue Of Liberty
Soil from the base of the Statue of Liberty was recovered for us by a dear SEAL Teammate of Jimmy’s.
"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924.
Oklahoma City Bombing:
This artifact was given to Valhallas Forge on 3 August 2022 by Scott Schubmehl. Virginia Beach Police Department
The granite is from the floor of the Alfred P. Murrah Building, which was heavily damaged as ere numerous others.
The donor served a 30 day temporary duty assignment in Oklahoma City from 6/8 – 7/8/1995, in support of this investigation.
During this time agents working at the bombing site were allowed to take pieces of the granite and distribute to employees working at the command post.
The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995. Perpetrated by two anti-government extremists, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, the bombing happened at 9:02 a.m. and killed at least 168 people,[1] injured more than 680 others, and destroyed more than one-third of the building, which had to be demolished.[2] The blast destroyed or damaged 324 other buildings within a 16-block radius, shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings, and destroyed 86 cars,[3][4] causing an estimated $652 million worth of damage.[5] Local, state, federal, and worldwide agencies engaged in extensive rescue efforts in the wake of the bombing. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) activated 11 of its Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces, consisting of 665 rescue workers who assisted in rescue and recovery operations.[6][7] The Oklahoma City bombing remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
Piece of a Police Officers uniform. (Thin Blue Line Flag only)
Piece of a Firefighters Jacket (Thin Red Line Flag only)
Two Century old wood from a 1924 American LaFrance, Type 75 Triple Conbination, Reg #4698, that was owned by the FD of Hickory, NC since new until purchased by Mr. Tom Herman in 2016. Donated by: Tom Herman
The Sitka spruce was from a single plank nearly 22" wide that served as the tail board under the aluminum pyramid matting. Counting the rings and based on their curvature, I tried to estimate the position of the center of the tree trunk and, therefore, the minimum age of the tree that the plank came from. Then, I added 100 years for the age of the fire truck and the sticker drying time needed before it was used. Without doing a Carbon 14 test to confirm my suspicions, I believe the tree that produced the plank had germinated and was growing before Columbus discovered the new world in 1492 A.D.
I was not able to make a similar assessment of the age of the oak that came from the two running boards on either side of the truck. However, the oak was original to the truck, as was the spruce, making the oak over 2 centuries old.
W0rld Trade Center Steel: The 9/11 World Trade Center Steel is from our twin towers. We have several pieces. Our first pieces came from two memorial builds. The pieces were recovered during the construction of those memorials. We also have a very large piece of the world trade center. It was given to us by the NYC Port Authority. It is our most precious artifact. These pieces are a clear reminder of sacrifice, honor, courage, and commitment.
Sand from Thermopylae: The sand from Thermopylae was provided to us by SEAL TEAM 2. They recovered the sand during their 2018 deployment where they visited the exact site of the battle.
Thermopylae (/θərˈmɒpɪliː/; Ancient and Katharevousa Greek: Θερμοπύλαι [tʰermopýlai], Demotic: Θερμοπύλες [θermoˈpiles]: "hot gates") is a place in Greece where a narrow coastal passage existed in antiquity. It derives its name from its hot sulfur springs. The Hot Gates is "the place of hot springs" and in Greek mythology it is the cavernous entrances to Hades.
Thermopylae (Known as the Hot Gates) is world-famous for the battle that took place there between the Greek forces (notably the Spartans) and the invading Persian forces, commemorated by Simonides in the famous epitaph, "Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, That here obedient to their laws we lie." Thermopylae is the only land route large enough to bear any significant traffic between Lokris and Thessaly. This passage from north to south along the east coast of the Balkan peninsula requires use of the pass and for this reason Thermopylae has been the site of several battles.
In ancient times it was called Malis which was named after the Malians (Ancient Greek: Μαλιεῖς), a Greek tribe that lived near present-day Lamia at the delta of the river, Spercheios in Greece. The Malian Gulf is also named after them. In the western valley of the Spercheios their land was adjacent to the Aenianes. Their main town was named Trachis. In the town of Anthela, the Malians had an important temple of Demeter, an early center of the Anthelan Amphictiony.
The land is dominated by the coastal floodplain of the Spercheios River and is surrounded by sloping forested limestone mountains. There is continuous deposition of sediment from the river and travertine deposits from the hot springs which has substantially altered the landscape during the past few thousand years. The land surface on which the famous Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC is now buried under 20 metres (66 ft) of soil. The shoreline has also advanced over the centuries because of the sedimentary deposition. The level of the Malian Gulf was also significantly higher during prehistoric times and the Spercheios River was significantly shorter. Its shoreline advanced by up to 2 kilometers between 2500 BC and 480 BC but still has left several extremely narrow passages between the sea and the mountains. The narrowest point on the plain, where the Battle of Thermopylae was probably fought, would have been less than 100 meters (330 ft) wide. Between 480 BC and the 21st century, the shoreline advanced by as much as 9 km (5.6 mi) in places, eliminating the narrowest points of the pass and considerably increasing the size of the plain around the outlet of the Spercheios. The hot springs from which the pass derives its name still exist close to the foot of the hill.
O.K. Corral: Material was provided to us by a Virginia Beach Police Officer
The gunfight at the O.K. Corral was a thirty-second shootout between lawmen led by Virgil Earp and members of a loosely organized group of outlaws called the Cowboys that occurred at about 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 1881, in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, United States. It is generally regarded as the most famous shootout in the history of the American Old West.
Statue Of Liberty
Soil from the base of the Statue of Liberty was recovered for us by a dear SEAL Teammate of Jimmy’s.
"The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World" was a gift of friendship from the people of France to the United States and is recognized as a universal symbol of freedom and democracy. The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on October 28, 1886. It was designated as a National Monument in 1924.
Oklahoma City Bombing:
This artifact was given to Valhallas Forge on 3 August 2022 by Scott Schubmehl. Virginia Beach Police Department
The granite is from the floor of the Alfred P. Murrah Building, which was heavily damaged as ere numerous others.
The donor served a 30 day temporary duty assignment in Oklahoma City from 6/8 – 7/8/1995, in support of this investigation.
During this time agents working at the bombing site were allowed to take pieces of the granite and distribute to employees working at the command post.
The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, on April 19, 1995. Perpetrated by two anti-government extremists, Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, the bombing happened at 9:02 a.m. and killed at least 168 people,[1] injured more than 680 others, and destroyed more than one-third of the building, which had to be demolished.[2] The blast destroyed or damaged 324 other buildings within a 16-block radius, shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings, and destroyed 86 cars,[3][4] causing an estimated $652 million worth of damage.[5] Local, state, federal, and worldwide agencies engaged in extensive rescue efforts in the wake of the bombing. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) activated 11 of its Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces, consisting of 665 rescue workers who assisted in rescue and recovery operations.[6][7] The Oklahoma City bombing remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
Piece of a Police Officers uniform. (Thin Blue Line Flag only)
Piece of a Firefighters Jacket (Thin Red Line Flag only)
Two Century old wood from a 1924 American LaFrance, Type 75 Triple Conbination, Reg #4698, that was owned by the FD of Hickory, NC since new until purchased by Mr. Tom Herman in 2016. Donated by: Tom Herman
The Sitka spruce was from a single plank nearly 22" wide that served as the tail board under the aluminum pyramid matting. Counting the rings and based on their curvature, I tried to estimate the position of the center of the tree trunk and, therefore, the minimum age of the tree that the plank came from. Then, I added 100 years for the age of the fire truck and the sticker drying time needed before it was used. Without doing a Carbon 14 test to confirm my suspicions, I believe the tree that produced the plank had germinated and was growing before Columbus discovered the new world in 1492 A.D.
I was not able to make a similar assessment of the age of the oak that came from the two running boards on either side of the truck. However, the oak was original to the truck, as was the spruce, making the oak over 2 centuries old.
The Video below articulates what to do with the flag and a little bit about it. There is velcro in the package for the department to mount unit patches, there is also a QR code in the back that provides a huge amounts of data. The back of the flag is a perfect place for unit personnel to sign the back. This piece is intended to be presented to the family at the funeral.
