# Remember Everyone Deployed > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Remember_Everyone_Deployed > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Remember_Everyone_Deployed.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_Everyone_Deployed > Source revision: 1332014020 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Unofficial observance}} '''Remember Everyone Deployed''' (also known as '''RED''' or '''Red Friday''') is a concept of honoring United States military service members currently deployed overseas. Remember Everyone Deployed is believed to have originated in April 2015 with students at [Mansfield University](/source/Mansfield_University).{{cite news |title=Why Billy Hurley III is wearing red on Fridays for active deployed military |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2017/01/07/billy-hurley-iii-wearing-red-fridays-active-deployed-military-102130/ |accessdate=20 May 2019 |publisher=Golf News Net |date=7 January 2017}} They wore red-colored clothing on Fridays as a way to let all deployed service members know that they are remembered and appreciated. The term was used by [Brennan Poole](/source/Brennan_Poole) on his vehicle during a 2000 [NASCAR Camping World Truck Series](/source/NASCAR_Camping_World_Truck_Series) race.{{cite news |last1=Shomaker |first1=Calvin |title=Remember Everyone Deployed driven by passion, purpose to support military communities |url=https://www.jdnews.com/story/news/2021/06/02/remember-everyone-deployed-has-passion-support-military-community/5290941001/ |access-date=2 February 2022 |publisher=The Daily News |date=2 June 2021}} As of April 2025, the phrase "Red Friday" and the hashtag #RedFriday continued to trend on Fridays under the "What's Happening" section in the sidebar on the social media platform [X](/source/Twitter) (formerly Twitter). == References == {{Reflist}} Category:Unofficial observances Category:Friday observances --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Remember Everyone Deployed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_Everyone_Deployed) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remember_Everyone_Deployed?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.