I’ve been thinking about Veteran’s Day most of the day today.
And remembering it when I was a child.
It was known as Decoration Day in my hometown in Illinois.
In the morning we went downtown for the parade where all the military and paramilitary organizations, including the Boy Scouts, marched. My Dad played the bugle in the American Legion’s Drum & Bugle Corp’s section of the parade. We all stood and place our hands over our hearts as the first set of colors passed. And we joined in singing our National Anthem when it was played by the lead band. And we bought poppies to wear to support organizations that supported our military men and women.
In the afternoon we went to the graveyard where we tended graves of family members lost over the years.
During those years we also saluted the flag every morning as we recited the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of every school day.
What happened to that patriotism?
TTYL,
Linda
What happened to that patriotism? Big words, Linda. I’m wondering the same thing right along with you.
Ask a kid in school what is patriotism? He will look at you like you have two heads. Sad!
it went the way of everything else like that…
afraid of offending someone i think.