A group of fraternity brothers rallied around the American flag — literally — at the University of North Carolina back in May when pro-Palestinian protesters tried to take down the Star Spangled Banner for a second time to replace it with the Palestinian flag.
The incident resulted in someone setting up a GoFundMe page for the fraternity brothers, with the page declaring, “Throw ‘em a Rager.”
“Commie losers across the country have invaded college campuses to make dumb demands of weak University Administrators. But amidst the chaos, the screaming, the anti-semitism, the hatred of faith and flag, stood a platoon of American heroes,” the campaign description said in part.
Well, that rager, dubbed “Flagstock 2024,” took place this week after more than $515,000 was donated to the cause and it featured country music stars John Rich and Lee Greenwood, along with John Ondrasik and Aaron Lewis.
The Daily Wire sent a videographer Kassy Akiva to the event which included a military flyover and a fireworks show — the outlet released the following video capturing some of the day’s highlights:
We went to Flagstock, the $500k party thrown for the American flag-protecting fraternity brothers of UNC.
The concert featured acts by @johnondrasik, @johnrich, @RomeRamirez, and @TheLeeGreenwood — as well as military fly overs and a fireworks show.
Here were the highlights: pic.twitter.com/D0CqKNRdfP
— Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) September 5, 2024
“If you had enough courage to defend our flag, then by God we have enough courage to show up in your backyard and play you a concert!” Rich told the crowd Monday.
Last semester UNC Chapel Hill frat bros saved the American flag.
This semester, they’re celebrating at Flagstock, their concert/party. pic.twitter.com/YBIZYUESNP
— Kassy Akiva (@KassyAkiva) September 3, 2024
The performer said many of the artists “did it on their own dime.”
“You know why? Because they know there’s only one of two choices coming up here soon. It’s communism versus freedom, and we’re going to pick freedom every single time,” Rich said.
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on the social media platform X:
Legendary performance at Flagstock 2024 by @johnondrasik pic.twitter.com/D7INsoGgee
— Matthew Foldi (@MatthewFoldi) September 3, 2024
Great to see young people that America and our flag is worth fighting for. We are all Americans. LFG!
— Koleta Huntsinger (@kmischa72) September 5, 2024
Hell yeah
— Barbara Walters (@SwanCane) September 6, 2024
So proud of these kids. We must fight back.
— (((ObsessedAbroad))) (@Obsessedabroad) September 5, 2024
That is very cool….never cheered for UNC before (NC State fan here), but here we are
— Karin Patrick (@KarinHPatrick) September 5, 2024
Most based Jewish fraternity ever. pic.twitter.com/pU68NV8Ssa
— Michael Weingardt (@Michael_Wgd) September 6, 2024
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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