Thanx to all our servicemen and women.  I have an uncle that was at the Battle of the Bulge.  My Dad was an LT in the Marines.  Cape Cod has many military families who are all working to protect our great country!

Thank you!

I have 3 cousins in the service now and umpteens having formerly served.

Are you any relation to Eddie Coker from Texas?

I love working with the military families and the stories they share WOWW... that I live in a bubble.

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A timely reminder of the realities of our world right now.  I'll be proudly displaying my flag and explaining to my children what this holiday is all about.

The every day civilian has no clue what the military go thru.  Every military member is a HERO to me for just serving this great country of ours.

To all the military members I salute you.

Christopher, thanks for the post and I love the photo of the flag. Good post for the up-coming holiday!

Hey Chip - I was in the Marine Corps for about 8yrs & one of the hardest things to adjust to once returning to "civilian" life has been hearing from people who do not understand what our guys (and gals) are going through.  Ingnorance is plentiful! :o)

Have a great weekend!! 

To Josh and all the rest...

Thank you!

Chip

Hey Jeanean!

I was in NYC for the Saint Patrick's Day Parade after 9/11/01.

The Fire Department came down the Avenue by Central Park East and it was an entire block of Firemen dressed in dark blue... each carrying a LARGE American Flag and they were all blowing and billowing in the same direction....

I have never seen a more beautiful thing in my whole life.

I have traveled the world and have been to all the National Parks in the U.S., Canada and Europe... visited all the major art museums... heard most of the major symphonies and opera companies and have seen many gorgeous women....

Rudy Giuliani and the group of dignitaries that was with him stopped in front of us for a "minute of silence" and it was amazing... the whole city was silent... you could hear a pin drop...  and the flags continued to blow and billow in the same directon...... 

NOTHING WAS AS BEAUTIFUL.

Every face near me was stoic... yet tear-stained..... every one... 

If we could all remember what this country "is" and how we got here...

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness...

Happiness is not granted under the Constitution just the Pursuit....

Pursue your dream.