My inspiring blog 7109

I have known neighbors who set an alarm ten minutes before sunrise to raise their flag, even in winter. There is a retired airman down my street who still snaps a salute when he clips the halyard. Another family threads their outdoor lights so a quiet spotlight catches the stars at night. None of them is keeping score. They are practicing a language of respect that outlives anyone’s politics. Flag etiquette is not fussy ritual for its own sake. It is a way to say thank y