About Us

Flags for Honor is a celebration presented by the FBI Cleveland Citizens Academy Alumni Association to honor American heroes, mentors, and loved ones. Donations, sponsorships, and flag dedications help us create a brilliant display of American flags that is dedicated to each event’s honorees.

Every year, the community comes together to honor their heroes, mentors, and loves ones with Flags for Honor. We will create an awe-inspiring display of American flags based on the donations of community members, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and more. Honorees include but not limited to:

• Law Enforcement Officers
• Firefighters
• Active or Reserve U.S. Military Personnel
• U.S. Military Veterans
• Mentors, Teachers, and Coaches
• Healthcare Providers
• Social Workers
• Volunteers
• And many other heroes!

The flags will be proudly erected in Cleveland Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. The flags will be displayed on Sept. 8-11, 2023. The patriotic display of American flags will be on display at Cleveland Public Square. In our Virtual interactive Honoree Map, each flag displays the name, location, and description of the honoree.

All proceeds will support the mission of the FBI Cleveland Citizens Academy Alumni Association to support all law enforcement in Northern Ohio to promote public safety and safer communities.

When the American Revolution broke out in 1775, the colonists weren’t fighting united under a single flag. Instead, most regiments participating in the war for independence against the British fought under their own flags. In June of 1775, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to create the Continental Army—a unified colonial fighting force—with the hopes of a more organized battle against its colonial oppressors. This led to the creation of what was, essentially, the first “American” flag, the Continental Colors.

With the suggestion from George Washington, on June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress took a break from writing the Articles of Confederation. It passed a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union is 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson marked the anniversary of that decree by officially establishing June 14th as Flag Day.

The FBI Cleveland Citizens Academy Alumni Association (FBICLECAAA) is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization that supports local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.  The goal of the FBICLECAAA is to promote public safety and security through its two pillars of Community Engagement/Awareness and Education/Training which promote a greater understanding of the FBI mission by organizing various community programs.

The FBICLECAAA is a branch of the FBI National Citizens Academy Alumni Association, separate and apart from the FBI.