Wednesday, June 11, 2014

FLAG DAY IN AMERICA!


FLAG DAY

The American flag has been heralded as the symbol of freedom, opportunity, and the wonders of mankind!  What a country and what a flag!

I think about the millions of American soldiers over the years who have fought for and defended freedom, and who have proudly saluted that beautiful flag.  I've been inspired and profoundly touched as I've witnessed many of our older veterans stand so straight, so tall, as they've saluted the flag they love so much.

Looking back, I'll mention a few of the many historic events where our flag was flying first and foremost in the world. 

Rear Admiral of the Navy, Robert Peary, labored long and hard for over 23 years to plant the American flag at the North Pole, the first and only national flag to fly there. That flag was lovingly sown by his own wife, and determinedly carried next to his heart by Robert Peary, through ice, snow, storms, deprivation, and every imaginable hardship!  It reached it's destination, the North Pole, in 1909.    

On November 29, 1929, at 1:14 A.M., Rear Admiral of the Navy, Richard Byrd, with his fellow explorers, accomplished the long dreamed of goal of flying over the South Pole.  They were the first to attempt and attain this incredible feat!  An American flag, weighted by a large stone, was dropped to mark the spot.   

In 1969 Apollo 11 was the spaceflight that Commander James Lovell, Jr. landed on the moon and astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked and planted the American flag.  No man and no flag had been there before.  The event was described by Armstong to a listening world on live TV as, "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

What better way to close a tribute to our glorious Red, White, and Blue emblem of hope than with the simple words of a great American hero, David Crockett, who said, "There's just something about that flag that makes me feel good all over!"   
  




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