Memorial Day

[Mowgli]

Hey, several people know me as Uncle Cliff, so I feel obligated to say a prayer for your Uncle Cliff. He sounds like a hell of a good guy. :thmbsp:

I was too busy being the black sheep of the family to get to know him personally outside of a few fishing trips.
He used to meet his buddies at Thompson Speedway in CT to drink beers & watch the cars go roundy-round.
When I was a teen he set a lit M-80 behind my ass when I was sitting on the picnic table at his house "under the weather"
He was a giant hulk of an elevator-union repairman and had a tremendous laugh.
Especially that picnic table day or when he tossed one down a big sand shark's mouth and made a mess of his boat
He was an all around hot-schitt but I didn't realize that until he was gone and I was grown.

Veterans are a National Treasure

 

[Mr Boochie]

I wrote to my friend whose brother died in Vietnam. It's been a long time.

I'll probably watch Saving Private Ryan, one of my favorite films.

 

[Erik Tracy]

 

[onepixel]

Thank you to our men and women of the United States Armed Forces.

 

[usedto]

Was out of my office for a few weeks, so I decided to come in today and get caught up.

Was pleasantly surprised at the number of American Flags flying this morning on my drive through the neighborhood. More than usual if I'm not mistaken.

Thanks to those who have served.

 

[yzzaj]

And don't forget to fly the flag.

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I fly the flag 24/7/365.

I keep it lit up every night.

When it is worn, I replace it with a new one, and dispose of the worn one properly.

 

[Pio1980]

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[Spiceman50]

My heartfelt sincere gratitude and appreciation for those who have gone, those that lost their lives, those who are giving and and those who go. It's not just words. I and my family thank you.

Garry, Cindy and the boys.

 

[Mr Boochie]

A respectful Memorial Day weekend to all!

 

[usedto]

Hung our flag out before coming to the warehouse today.

Sad to say not too many flying them today.

 

[Erik Tracy]

Hung our flag out before coming to the warehouse today.

Sad to say not too many flying them today.

We have a cluster of houses on my street that have their flags up.

Mine is displayed 24/7 with a light on day and night - for a variety of reasons.

 

[onepixel]

Being from a military family, we show the proper respect to the flag.
At the end of a duty day (5pm), military bases played "retreat" to lower the flag.
Everyone stopped, pedestrians and cars would face the flag/music and stand at attention.
The shown flag, weathered a storm and was retired.

 

[Mr Boochie]

Being from a military family, we show the proper respect to the flag.
At the end of a duty day (5pm), military bases played "retreat" to lower the flag.
Everyone stopped, pedestrians and cars would face the flag/music and stand at attention.
The shown flag, weathered a storm and was retired.

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There are cities that leave the flag up, 24/7, 365 days a year. The thing is all tattered and faded.

And we are not talking only poor neighborhoods, either.

Just don't raise a flag if you don't know how to handle and respect it.

 

[Erik Tracy]

Just popped up on my yt feed - from yesterday.