I’ve recently been getting those e-mail chain letters asking me to fly the flag on 9/11 and to pass the e-mail along. Why is it that they only want us to fly the flag on 9/11? As Americans shouldn’t we be proud to fly our flag daily? Don’t get me wrong, I want everyone to fly the flag on 9/11, I just think that we should fly our flags all the time.
When my husband and I moved from Alaska back to the lower 48, we drove through Canada. All across Canada they had their Canadian flags flying. Talking with friends that are stationed in other countries, they tell me the same thing. That other countries fly their nation’s flag all the time as well. Also, you can see all over the United States people who hail from other countries. How do I know? Just look at their cars or their homes. They have flags from their homeland displayed.
Why is then that in the United States that we reserve our flag for “special” times. The flag seems to be flown for Memorial Day, Independence Day, 9/11 and Veteran’s Day. The only exception I see is in military communities where most families fly their flags daily.
So let’s start a new trend! Fly the American Flag daily! Fly it high and fly it proud. Put an American Flag sticker on your car, wear jewelry with the flag, put it on your mail, on your kid’s backpacks and any where you can display it proudly — and with good taste!
I totally agree. When I get that email chain thing, I usually do not forward it because it seems to me that we need to fly our country’s flag daily. Last year I took pride in my state and flew the Virginia state flag for the entire year. It coincided with the 400th anniversary of the settlement of the first permanent English settlement (aka – Jamestown) and had I had a NY state flag, I would have flown that this year to celebrate the 220 anniversary of statehood for New York. I’ll have one by 2013 so I can honor my husband’s home state on the 225th anniversary of statehood. Pride in country, state, city, community – we need more of that in these United States!