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<p style="text-align:left;"><strong>My 92 y/o aunt&#8217;s flag pole. My 93 y/o aunt&#8217;s front porch is equally adorned with smaller flags. My dear departed mom always wore a flag pin. That generation appreciated the sacrifices of the Depression and of their husbands, brothers and neighbors in WWII and Korea. I trust most of us still do today. Seems today many are reticent to display a flag or thank a vet. Basic core principles regardless of political persuasions. Remember them&#8230;<a href="http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2010/11/a_somber_reflection_on_veteran.html" target="_blank">do not turn your back on them</a>.<br />
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