Posted on 07/04/2015 10:13:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A 14-year-old New Jersey boy eager to express his patriotism has been standing on a street corner in front of his house with an American flag and a sign reading "Honk if you love the USA," and he says he'll continue to stand there until the fireworks go off on the Fourth of July.
Shpejtim Zenelej has been standing on the corner of Harold Avenue and Franklin Street in Rahway all day every day since Sunday, inspired to show his love for America after he saw reports of flag burning last week.
"It's the best country in the world," he said.
Zenelej was born in the U.S. but his parents are from Kosovo. He said he's been to the republic and knows how fortunate his life has been in America.
In recognition of Zenelej's efforts Thursday, Rahway put on an impromptu parade of police and other first responders. It only lasted a couple minutes, but "it was the best day of my life," the teen said.
The parade was organized by the mayor and some city employees during break and lunch times, with a hidden motive, according to Rahway Mayor Samson Steinman.
"There's people that are deplorably trying to hang onto the Confederate flag," he said. "He's reminding them there's only one flag in the U.S.A. It has the colors red, white and blue."
The boy's parents say they're very proud of their son, whom they characterized as "14 going on 40."
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Darn, that was my idea.
Shpejtim. Ok, I give up. How do you pronounce the boys’ first name.
Not so much for 50 million aborted babies.
What a sweet young man.
May God bless him and his family.
“Zenelej was born in the U.S. but his parents are from Kosovo. He said he’s been to the republic and knows how fortunate his life has been in America.”
Was down at the local park with the fireworks tonight. It looked like over 50% of the folks were foreignors. Lots of Asians, Hispanics, Eastern European (”Russian” accents), etc.
It would be interesting to go down during the day ahead of time and take a poll. Are they celebrating the new freedoms they enjoy in America - or is it just to party and watch the fireworks? Although I wish they would learn to speak english. Neither they nor America will prosper with 38 different languages.
something tells me the mayor of the town is a far left winger....
May God bless him and his family. I think more kids should do that...
That is a common name in Kosovo, so either his dad or a relative has the name.
Unless a person is elderly or is mentally incapacitated, they are required to learn English to become citizens.
We have a friend from Romania who became a citizen this past spring. Her husband and children were born and raised here and she’s been in the process for many years. Her English is heavily accented, but flawless. They speak Romanian at home so that the children have two languages. Friends from Israel, Germany, China, Russia, and Korea are similar. They speak their original languages to their children and families.
So, maybe you saw people speaking to family or who aren’t citizens yet. The new citizens we’ve known are all very patriotic and work hard. They are proud and happy to be in the United States.
Show some respect for the good works of others..there’s no excuse for an adult to be making fun of a young man who loves this country and is not afraid to show it, or to encourage others to do the same.
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