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Dirk
Thank you so much for sharing that with me. That really made me smile. 
Glad to see you back.
posted by
Bel_
on July 16, 2005 at 9:54 AM
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Military,
I have been away for some time, spending a holiday with my son at the seaside, together with my ageing parents. They are my biggest supporters still, but my mother's health is declining.
The American flag is presented every year at the 4th July, at the top of the univeristy library in Leuven, the town were I was born. Several American Universities raised funds to rebuild our library when it was bombed during the last war.
Take care.
Dirk
posted by
brabander
on July 16, 2005 at 9:17 AM
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Kingmi
When I dropped it off, the Editor caught me on the street to hug me for it, so I am guessing they will run it LOL! Thanks!
posted by
Bel_
on July 15, 2005 at 7:35 PM
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mw, i hope they publish your letter. it's a good one!
posted by
kingmi
on July 15, 2005 at 7:31 PM
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do_one_thing
Thank you so much, that is so kind of you. I only hope that it's given back.
posted by
Bel_
on July 15, 2005 at 6:14 PM
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You ROCK lady!
I'm so proud of you for not just letting it pass. I'm the daughter of a Marine, the wife of a Vietnam Army veteran and the proud step-mom of another Marine. Thanks for standing up and speaking out. You touched my heart. All the best to your soldier.
posted by
do_one_thing
on July 15, 2005 at 6:07 PM
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Arlene_The_Lovely
Thank you so much!
posted by
Bel_
on July 15, 2005 at 6:03 PM
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I can't believe people are stealing flags. That's the most unbelievable thing I've ever heard. It makes my heart sink. I'm Canadian but my heart is with the American troops. They are risking their lives for freedom.
posted by
Arlene_the_Lovely
on July 15, 2005 at 12:03 PM
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Flightpath
I have to wonder on that myself. Our town has less than 3000 people and people talk...word will get around it always does.
posted by
Bel_
on July 14, 2005 at 6:04 PM
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Military Wife...Thank you for posting that letter. Its may enlighten those outside of your town as well. As for the flag...I wonder if the thief reads.
posted by
reasons
on July 14, 2005 at 6:01 PM
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Unidentified Hacker
You were a very wise young man. All any of our service members want is that the flag is respected...I am glad you recognized that.
posted by
Bel_
on July 14, 2005 at 5:39 PM
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Wifey
When I was in high school, we had a Marine ROTC program that fed into the local colleges and then into the Marines (or straight in, if you didn’t want to go to college). I remember one day some punk had jimmied the lock on the flag pole and was in the process of stealing it when the ROTC instructor came into view. Gunnery Sergeant Malumphy, a 50 something year old Vietnam vet who had spent more than half his life in the Marine Corps. I have never seen such a verbal attack, and that kid deserved ever inch of it. He was probably 16 or 17, and he broke down crying after the first minute, with a swarm of high-schoolers gathering around. He was instructed to raise the flag back up to the top and show up to the school at 7AM every morning for the next month to be a part of the detail that raised it.
I wanted to cheer at first, but then realized something. He didn’t want the kid cheer wildly for the flag. Hell, he maybe didn’t even care if the kid ever celebrated the flag. But he’d be damned if that kid didn’t respect that flag, and the countless men and women who have given years of their life, and sometimes their life, so that flag to fly over the school.
And hey, wonderful letter =).
posted by
Unidentified_Hacker
on July 14, 2005 at 5:33 PM
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wiley
You are such a sweetheart!!!!! Thank you so much!
posted by
Bel_
on July 14, 2005 at 4:54 PM
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MilitaryWife
Beautiful letter, touched me heart luv. I hope the brain dead that took it brings it back. If he doesn't bring it back, go buy a new one and see it gets flying again, send me the bill.
Then write another letter to the newspaper, and tell them a Canuck things more of your American flag than that low life that stole it. Luv ya,s
posted by
WileyJohn
on July 14, 2005 at 4:46 PM
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mmm-w
I highly doubt they will return the flag and I also doubt that those who know who did it (itty bitty town, someone knows) will turn them in. The truth is it's not more than a very minor misdemeanor. I tend to think it takes a special kind of theif to steal a flag. Honestly, my hope is everytime they look at it, they choke!
posted by
Bel_
on July 14, 2005 at 12:27 PM
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WOW!
good for you.... even from a prank standpoint that is pathetic, but what a beautiful kick in the teeth for whoever would stoop so low......
posted by
mmm-w
on July 14, 2005 at 12:15 PM
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