Today is June 14th. In my current household, that means that my youngest has a Spanish final this afternoon and doesn’t have to be in to school until then. My 19 year old has his first day of work after completing a 40 hour training course last week. Busy day!
In the past, when the children were in elementary school, today was a big deal. Today is Flag Day in the United States. The elementary school – Maine Memorial – always has a huge Flag Day celebration. Each grade level has some wonderful part in honoring our flag. I looked for photos of past celebrations but do not seem to be able to put my mouse on these.
In the United States, our flag has always been a highly visible symbol. Because of the symbolism, people wear the flag. People desecrate the flag. People burn the flag. People drape coffins in the flag.
People should remember all the freedoms, liberties, rights and responsibilities for which the flag stands.
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great post, we proudly hang the flag outside our home.
Good for you all, Molly!
Here here!
Thanks, Maureen.
It’s sad that it wasn’t even a blip on the radar here. My “foreignness” may be my excuse, but no one born and bred here even mentioned anything about it. Is that common?
I think it depends on where you are, Justine. Schools tend to do things to celebrate Flag Day but communities do not tend to do the same. It is odd.
The scouts in my old neighborhood used to place flags in front of every person’s house. It was really neat to walk/drive by.