Archive for May 30th, 2009

I tried to write this long post about patriotism and honor, but I couldn’t get it right.  So I’ll stick to the basics and hope it comes out right.

I sent flags I flew during medevac missions to a few friends, family, and organizations I used to belong to.  I expected a nice thank you and maybe “We support the Troops” type attitude out of the whole thing.  What I didn’t expect was the outpouring of gratitude for the flags I sent.  It was a simple program here where we purchased flags ourselves and flew them on medevac missions.  Then we could print a nice certificate, get the crew to sign it, and “present it” to the individual or organization with a picture of the crew holding the flag.  What ended up happening was very humbling for me.