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To the editor:
I know that there are a lot of hardships occurring and some people don’t really care about what I am about to say.
I am the mother of a son serving in the U.S. Air Force for nearly 23 years. He has gone overseas since Desert Storm, and last year he was in Iraq for six months. He was away from his wife of 20 years and his three children.
I, for one, was sick with fear every day. He has been sent to those areas five times through the years, so when I look out of my window and don’t see the American flag flying with pride to show respect and gratitude for all of the men and women who joined the military voluntarily during peace time — and then went to war — it doesn’t matter why the flag isn’t flying. We are past that.
The point is, a lot of them died trying to protect the United States of America. Does the city of Danville want to say that there is no one to pull the flag up and let the flag down every day on top of the Municipal Building? Not one man or woman, able bodied enough to care that it gets done?
JULIA MARTIN
Danville
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Dear Mrs. Martin,
On behalf of our family I wish to send our sincerest respects and heartfelt thanks to your son, daughter-in-law, grandchildren and your family for their service to our nation and our freedoms. We do not take that for granted and we pray daily asking God’s provenance and protections for all of our service members.
My late father-in-law served our nation during WW2 in the Ninth Army Air Force, my father served 9 years in the Army/Va. National Guard between Korea and Vietnam, my late brother-in-law served two tours in the Corps, 69-71, in Vietnam as a side door gunner and Huey mechanic. Three Purple Hearts. John suffered a massive aortic burst 3 days after Sept. 11th. PTSD freaked him out. That war still claims casualties.
Two cousins, full blooded Cherokee, died one day apart, Sept. 26-27, 1918, from German gas attacks. USMC American Expeditionary Forces under General Pershing. Other cousins have left blood on foreign soil.
Soon our oldest will join the Corps. His patriotism and sense of service has never been stronger, his mother is worried, too. We will fly our flag to honor your son, and all the other sons and daughters who place God, Country, and Duty above self while putting their lives at risk. Our prayers are with you. Godspeed Dear Lady.
I fly my flag on my house all the time. My father served in the Navy and the Air Force was sent to Viet Nam and other places. I fly mine to honor him and other vets too. And to remember the founding fathers.
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