Fly the Flag – 6-14-13 | Grandma’s Stories

Jun 10th Fly the Flag – 6-14-13

Friday – this Friday the 14th is Flag Day! You could have had the “Flag” flying since the Memorial Holiday. When you have and or did have men and women in your family serve in the ‘Armed Forces’ – I feel that it is just the ‘right thing’ to do!

This Sunday is “Father’s Day” – it would be the honorable thing to do – and that would be to have the “Flag” flying for “Father” on his day, too! My feelings about flying the “Flag” are that you care enough in these times especially to have the “Flag” flying – to show that you care so much for all those that gave to you and your family the ultimate gift of gifts – some gave their blood and even so many more their life.

The only reason that I am saying anything about the “Flag” – is that I have not seen the “Fag” flying in my neighborhood and very few other places? So, what seems to be the problem, no money? And, that’s hard for me to believe, because – The fireworks are shot off at all times of the day and night and in the restricted areas – where by ordinance they are not allowed? And, everybody knows that the purchase of fireworks cost a pretty penny – just to burn “Dollars” – when every town puts on a “Free Fireworks’ Display” – free in as much as that you have already paid through your “Taxes” – so why not take your lawn chair and enjoy – watching your hard earned money go up in smoke?

Here, I go again, as a ‘kid’ during – WWII when walking down our street – there was a Flag with a Star on it hanging in our front window and almost every house on our street. Those were the days when you did not want to see the young man riding the bicycle from “Western Union” with a telegram and coming to your house!

Let’s be more “American” and fly our “Flag” and sing – “God Bless America” like Kate Smith did – in the 1940’s!