Posted on 07/30/2008 1:38:36 PM PDT by RepublicanHostageinCalif
In the days after the attack, Krimstein said he felt an overwhelming desire to hang an American flag in his home, something he says he probably would not have done before the attacks. So he ran down to a “25-cent store,” bought a small flag on a wooden stick and taped it outside the window of his apartment.
“I think I wanted to hang the flag so much because I just kept hearing in my head over and over again that we had been attacked, that what we stand for — our freedom, our ideals — was under siege,” he said. “I was really struck by how much of a threat freedom in our society was to some people.”
In the weeks after 9/11, Krimstein noted that patriotism and American pride were felt more than ever in his Upper West Side neighborhood and throughout the city.
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Hang your American flags with Pride, America
I made my parents get us a big flag to put outside our house. I Love this country so much. Those of you who say “this country sucks” don’t know what you’re talking about. Go live in russia for a few months and come back.... THEN I’LL HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY!!!
Russia? Save the airfare. Try Mexico. Trust me, cheaper, and you will learn the same lesson plenty fast. But the ladies are cute.
bought a small flag on a wooden stick
probably made in CHINA.
Buy AMERICAN
I’ve lived in California, Massachusetts and Mexico. Trust me, even in those People’s Republics, there is a HUGE difference with respect to Mexico. Trust me.
These "9/11" articles are way out of date.
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