THIRTEEN years ago today, October 1, 2011, Susan Lee stepped on to the sidewalk in front of the VMFA to protest the removal of Confederate Flags from the portico of the Confederate Memorial Chapel for the first time. Soon after, The Virginia Flaggers were organized. What started as one determined woman has grown into a movement that has brought permanent changes to the landscape in Virginia with the addition of 35 Roadside Memorial Battle Flags, offered the opportunity to share the truth of the War Between the States with hundreds of thousands, and encouraged others, all across the country, to raise their battle flags and and speak out in defense of our Confederate Ancestors and the flags they fought and died beneath.