This is a guest post from my wife, Laura, author of A Junk Foodaholic’s Journey to a Healthy Lifestyle.
Old Glory is flying outside our home, honoring all who died to give us the many freedoms we enjoy today.
I found a wonderful poem you may be interested in reading. It’s called “I am the Flag” by Ruth Apperson Rous.
I hope everyone has a great holiday weekend celebrating our nation’s Independence Day. I truly love America. As Yakov Smirnoff likes to say, “What a country!”
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I love Yakov.
and echo your post’s sentiments.
all so easy to forget amidst the bbqs and the fireworks!
M.
I think it is important for our younger generation to learn about this history of our great nation.
That’s why I teach Dylan, our 15 year old, about the history of our country. I give him articles to read and we’ll discuss things while in the car or on a weekend morning.
Otherwise, he’ll just look at holidays such as July 4th and Memorial Day as just another day out of school or off work.