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marybourg

(12,618 posts)
Sun Jan 15, 2017, 12:02 AM Jan 2017

I'll be flying my flag for the last time on Monday.

In all my years as a citizen and homeowner, I never felt moved to fly the flag on holidays until the election of President Obama. I've been flying it for the past 8 years.

I'll probably never fly it again after Monday.

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I'll be flying my flag for the last time on Monday. (Original Post) marybourg Jan 2017 OP
I took mine down B C Butler Jan 2017 #1
So sad, but I get it. While I've never flown a flag, I have never moonscape Jan 2017 #2
Years from now people will remember what they were doing and where they were on the day America died dalton99a Jan 2017 #3
Or if you do WhiteTara Jan 2017 #4
yes larwdem Jan 2017 #5
I'll be flying mine upside down. Initech Jan 2017 #6
Fly the W. AngryAmish Jan 2017 #7
That's your flag not theirs Worktodo Jan 2017 #8
I haven't flown mine since we invaded Iraq back sinkingfeeling Jan 2017 #9

moonscape

(4,673 posts)
2. So sad, but I get it. While I've never flown a flag, I have never
Sun Jan 15, 2017, 12:07 AM
Jan 2017

been more proud to be an American than the last 8 years. And can say that the sight of the flag took on a very different meaning.

Worktodo

(288 posts)
8. That's your flag not theirs
Sun Jan 15, 2017, 02:52 AM
Jan 2017

Don't give up the thing that is yours-- that is ours. Don't give it away to them. That is your flag. It stands for freedom, liberty, democracy, and justice for all. We're farther down that road than we were 200 years, 100 years, 50 -- even 10 years ago. We will get there.

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