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| "I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense." |
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| "I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces guarding our country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense." |
I don’t recall, when I was growing up, seeing the flag at half-staff for any but statesmen, military heroes, etc. Of course, we didn’t have these kinds of incidents then; but it seems to devalue the gesture to be lowering it for every celebrity death and tragedy that we experience.
-JT