A Response from Gregory Worth Mentioning

A few days ago, I emailed the classmates for Sheri Dyer Shoff regarding flying the American Flag tomorrow, 9/11. The following is a response that really made me stop and think about the "printed in China" comment. Linda

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Under the original constitution a full representation of our flag must be cloth. Not some 89 cent print on plastic. The stars and stripes may be used in advertisement but not in totality. It is to be Hand Sewn. It is illegal to display our flag after dark unless it is properly lighted. Our flag is not to be flown in the rain. When our flag has fulfiled it's purpose, it must be folded in the proper manner and burned.

My uncle James Cody would have more knowledge of that procedure than I. I honor the Americans that died that terrible day. The firemen and policemen that voluntarily went into that holocaust knowing that they would probably not come out, these Americans are heroes, death be damned! There is no dishonor in being murdered. The people who fought back and drove the airplane into the ground knowing full well of their own imminent death, shall forever be heroes.

Had I sewn a flag to the requirements or knew beyond doubt, I would fly it proudly, but not something PRINTED IN CHINA. I will honor with wonder their courage and hope with every fiber of my being that I would make the conscious choice to risk death in defense of others.