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air force wife wrote on Nov 18, 2009 2:32 PM:

" instead of complaining about the condition of the flag we should concentrate on the meaning of the day. i can think of two occasions when all we had was a tattered flag to raise and how the images of those occasions will be forever in infamity. i am proud to be the wife of a 22 year air force veteran who has fought for our country and all that we believe in. GOD BLESS AMERICA! "




Linda Henning wrote on Nov 14, 2009 1:33 PM:

" I was wondering about the condition of the flag & thought it odd that a tattered flag was used. I attended this year because my Dad died earlier this year. In his last years his military experience came to the surface. No more jokes about corousing with his buddies. It was about the service & horror of Iwo Jima. I put a tribute of photos from the ceremony on Thurs. on YouTube.com search "Imageworkspub"
then scroll to "The Flanders Fields" for my Dad. That flag has worked very hard and to me that means something. "




Army Brat wrote on Nov 12, 2009 4:05 PM:

" Frontiersman, it's referred to as a 3 volley salute, not 21 gun. 7 shooters, 3 volleys. "




Army Brat wrote on Nov 12, 2009 3:57 PM:

" Never Again: You should know that the organizers had alot to deal with that day and all in all they pulled it off very nicely. The planning committee had decided to provide new flags but neglected to get them to the color guard prior to the start of the flag raising. It was an honest mistake and they corrected it immediately. Directly following the ceremony, not 30 min after they went up The Civil Air Patrol Cadets went back out into the wind and cold and retreated the old flags. Don't worry about the cameras. "




Never Again wrote on Nov 12, 2009 10:26 AM:

" It was good to be in the company of my fellow Combat Veterans and Veterans alike. It was also nice to see the families that showed up. But I am still absolutely disgusted that those in charge of this ceremony didn't have the foresight to ensure the American Flag that was used was in a serviceable condition. Instead this tattered banner was sent up the pole with news cameras rolling. As Veterans our defense of those colors should never cease, what occured yesterday was a dereliction of the oath we all took at least once. "




Oops wrote on Nov 11, 2009 2:13 PM:

" THANK YOU "




Barbara L. Hecker wrote on Nov 11, 2009 1:09 PM:

" Please take in the Veterans' Day ceremonies at the Palmer Veterans and Pioneers Home today at 2 p.m. This group of elderly vets is decreasing day by day, but they also deserve our thanks before they depart this existence. Among them is my dad, 92-year old William Hecker, part of the Matanuska colonist history, and lifetime dairy farmer. "