Sad Commentary

[REM 3200]

It's a sad commentary that on my 15 mile drive to the Skeet range today, November 11th,
that I could only count 8 U.S. flags (and 1 on them was mine) placed out for Veterans Day.

 

[flyrobb]

Same here in my neighborhood and surrounding blocks. About the only flags out are the few that are usually out on a daily basis.

I fear the lack of acknowledgment for what you and the many, many veterans did for our country will only lessen as time goes on and the younger generation grows up.

 

[joeb1]

Mine is flying 24/7 since 9/11/2001

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[HOUSTON RICK]

We have that many in my small cul de sac. There are plenty here in Texas.

 

[Ματθιας]

I was the only one on my block flying the flag, today. I don't fly the flag everyday, but I fly it on the appropriate days. Over the summer, the only other person to fly the flag, passed. So, I'm the last.

 

[soFlaNative]

I wonder how many know today was Veteran's Day and not the holiday observed tomorrow (Monday)?

 

[BC38]

Mine's out.

 

[Anschutz]

If anyone was flying a flag today in Colorado it would be frozen stiff from the snow. My flag hasn't even been up in a few months because I have to get around to replacing my flag pole so the wind doesn't knock it down. I think a lot of it has to do with how long our country has been at war. A kid born on 9/11 will graduate high school next May. He or she may join the service now with parental consent.

 

[rwsmith]

Guilty....

I've 'always wanted' a flag pole, but never got around to putting one in. For years we flew small flags, but we've gotten out of the habit. We will try to do better.

 

[STCM(SW)]

My flag's fly's 24/7.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

Stupid condo rule: No flags of any kind! Not even in the window. This js suppose to keep other Peoples for feeling unwelcome. And to avoid sports fan clashes. The rule sucks, bigtime!

Ivan

 

[CCantu357]

Sometimes I wonder if the name Veteran's Day might be too general. I somewhat prefer the British nomenclature - Remberance Day. I suppose we could go back to calling it Armistice Day.

When reflecting on the fact it has been a century now since the end of World War I, it astonishing to note the sheer number of casulties in the battles of that war. In some cases it seems as if more men were killed in one day than in several years of fighting in later wars.

 

[ParadiseRoad]

...our flag is out at our house all the time...

...has been for years...

 

[Bubba2014]

Sadly, patriotism in America is not what it used to be. I'm very concerned about the future of America.

 

[flyrobb]

Unbelievable!

Stupid condo rule: No flags of any kind! Not even in the window. This js suppose to keep other Peoples for feeling unwelcome. And to avoid sports fan clashes. The rule sucks, bigtime!
van

Wow, wow and WOW! Feeling unwelcome! The flag should remind those "people" where they live and be gratfull they live in the greatest country in the world. Sportsfan clashes! What's the fun of sports if you can't clash with your rivals.

Post the condo's email so we can all write them and express our "feelings"

 

[Stevens]

Mine was out, there are always lots of US flags flying around here. What is sad is that so many are in tatters!
Steve W

 

[UncleEd]

Well, one particular notable gentleman skipped
the memorial service in France this year as well
as any memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.

 

[ameridaddy]

Well, one particular notable gentleman skipped the memorial service in France this year as well as any memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.

I thought he was at Suresnes American Cemetery in France yesterday???

 

[daffyfellow]

Many Americans live in a bubble where their rights exist from them being so special, and magic.
They are not taught sequential history. They are told about a smattering of events that don't have anything to do with one another.
They change the channel when the story gets uncomfortable or inconvenient.
Our wars/conflicts don't make the evening news anymore.
It's just endless political posturing that makes Washington seem like another reality T.V./gossip show.