"A warrior knows what the US Flag means." Damn straight! Excellent article!
My family and I had a great time this evening. Myself, my MIL, my FIL and a miscellaneous niece and nephew all went to our "Free Concert in the Park" tonight, in Cow Town, USA. (DH had to work; someone has to!)
As it was Flag Day, the VFW presented The Colors, and it was wonderful. All of the music was military-ish, marches, Americana, etc.
It was awesome! One of the arrangements was the "theme song" from each branch of the military. When our theme was played, we were to stand up to represent our time in service. FIL is a Marine and I am retired Army, so we both stood when our time came. There were many, many vets there, most elderly, some disabled, but all stood as best they could when their time came.
This is soooo sappy, but I can't begin to tell you guys how much I LOVE THIS COUNTRY! It is the most amazing place on this planet, and while I was listening to the music, and waving my flag to the beat, I truly, truly felt sorry for anyone that hasn't expereienced the JOY and the HONOR of serving America throughout the years. I am so GRATEFUL that I took that path. I would be less of an American today, I think, had I not impulsively said, "Sign Me Up!" all those years ago.
How ANYONE (and you know who I mean) could even THINK to burn an American Flag, or trash-talk America, needs a serious lesson in Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness!
And that's my patented "Flag Day Rant." *Steps Off Soapbox* ;)
Today I had to be one of the Pod-People. Did my FLAG DAY on Sunday at the Elks Lodge. Even climbed back into the uniform that I retired in 13 years ago and it fit. The Mrs is angry about that, muttering somthing about life not being fair, and caused by having 3 children.