| Proudly Display Your Veterans FlagI sadly
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| | a Sergeant in the
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| remember the day we buried my father. An
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| | United States Marine Corps now serving in
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| American flag covered the coffinbefore
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| | Baghdad while his wife and daughters
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| being transported to the cemetery. There
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| | waitand hope here at home.Before his
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| it remained during the service.
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| | departure my son and I traveled to
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| At the end of the service my
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| | Washington DC where he and I stood
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| brother-in-law and I tried our best to
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| | togetherin the beautiful new World War II
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| remember our ownmilitary training while
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| | Veterans Memorial, we walked the Viet Nam
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| we folded dad's burial flag into a neat
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| | Wall and throughthe Korean War Veterans
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| triangle and took it home.Each day
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| | Memorial.Our national memorials in
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| similar scenes are repeated across
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| | Washington DC have a direct tie to each
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| America. Our country has many veterans
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| | of the veterans flags inour homes. Each
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| whohave sacrificed and suffered for their
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| | represents the individuals who have given
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| country. The number is now growing
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| | of themselves for the freedom we enjoyin
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| rapidly.The burial flag represents a
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| | America.Your veteran's flag should not be
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| period of great sacrifice during the life
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| | placed in a drawer or closet and
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| of one American.
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| | forgotten. Display or evenfly your
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| In the case of my father who was
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| | veterans flag for all to see. Tell people
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| stationed on the USS Curtiss in Pearl
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| | about this person who gave so much.
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| Harbor on
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| | Cherish your flag as you did the loved
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| December 7, 1942 he was also present
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| | one who earned it.My father's flag is
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| aboard the USS Piedmont in Tokyo Bay on
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| | proudly displayed in a case made for the
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| September 2, 1945the day the treaty
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| | display of burial flags in our home.
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| ending the war with Japan was signed.
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| | We have an engraved plate attached with a
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| Most of what happened betweenthese events
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| | remembrance of him so our grand children
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| was never talked about. He held the
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| | canremember him with the pride we all do,
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| horror and devastation of this periodof
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| | as a family and as
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| his life to himself.I never really
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| | Americans.===============================
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| understood how he felt until my own
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| service time during the Viet Nam war.
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| | Bill Shayler is a professional engraver
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| It seems I do not like to talk about that
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| | as well as theowner of Shayler Engraving
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| time period either.Perhaps the feeling of
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| | and shayler-engraving.com,a company
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| sacrifice has again surfaced with my son,
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| | specializing in the art of engraving.
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