What Memorial day means to me.
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What Memorial day means to me.
I was an F4C pilot in the AF.
My dad was a B17 lower ball turret gunner over Germany during WW2. He flew many missions over Germany. When he died, at the cemetery, I was given the American flag that was draped over his casket just after he was lowered into the ground. I hang that flag in front of our garage door every Memorial Day and Fourth of July.
My uncle George, whom I was named after, was killed at Tarawa in WW2. He was in a foxhole with a bunch of Marines and the Japanese lobbed a grenade in the foxhole. He jumped on it and saved all his buddies. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously.
My dad was a B17 lower ball turret gunner over Germany during WW2. He flew many missions over Germany. When he died, at the cemetery, I was given the American flag that was draped over his casket just after he was lowered into the ground. I hang that flag in front of our garage door every Memorial Day and Fourth of July.
My uncle George, whom I was named after, was killed at Tarawa in WW2. He was in a foxhole with a bunch of Marines and the Japanese lobbed a grenade in the foxhole. He jumped on it and saved all his buddies. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously.
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It means its ok 2 wear WHITE 
J / K RB
great to hear those stories 
my Dad was an MP in WWII and I too was handed the flag from the Army Men after they folded it at his service 
my Bro has it.
thanks for your service as well
someday I wanna go check MARCH A FIELD
J / K RB
great to hear those stories my Dad was an MP in WWII and I too was handed the flag from the Army Men after they folded it at his service my Bro has it.thanks for your service as well
someday I wanna go check MARCH A FIELD
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RB I think there IS some confusion when people think of it as apposed to Veterans day but we both DO appreciate anyone who served & or gave the ultimate price for our AWESOME country
As long as you know that in your
don't let someone ruffle your flag 
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I'm not taking this personally, Mom. Memorial Day honors our war dead, but it is about all veterans and current military members and all Americans that celebrate honoring our war dead on that day. It is about those seven soldiers who fired the 21 gun salute before the green flag at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and all those who removed their hats and placed them over their hearts during the singing of the National Anthem yesterday.