[GreenKeys] RE: STOPPING GOING ETCETERA...

[Don Robert House]

Gil,

I take great exception to our flag being considered political.

IT IS NOT.  MY Message was simply to inform who so ever that it is now  
proper for Veterans to salute our flag when out of uniform.

Many of my friends have died and the only way I knew they were  
Veterans was to see our flag on their casket.  With this new change
I will be able to see who is a Veteran without them dying first.

This list happens to have many Veterans who would benefit from this  
simple informative message.

All the people who have no interest what so ever can simply delete the  
message.  NOTHING of politics was ever mentioned by me.

As Greg Moore stated our country is important to me.  It is way more  
important than some old freaking Teletype machines.

 From now on I will offer nothing to the list.  If people want to ask  
me a question they will have to write to me off the list.

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Here is the message that you cut off.  It is also non political.

If you hate living in the USA I guess you could make a case for the  
message being political.

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You will note that my only comments were in support of all citizens of  
this country.  All Citizens...

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OLD GLORY is our nation's ensign established long ago by true  
representatives of the citizens of our country.

Our flag is a material representation of each and every born or  
naturalized citizen of the United States of America.

Our flag is NOT a symbol of our republic's government.  They all have  
their own flags.

The President has his own flag, as does the VP, the State Dept., etc.,  
etc.

All of the military services have their own flags,  all the states  
have their own flags.

Other countries may have flags that represent their governments.  Our  
flag is different.

OLD GLORY represents YOU and ME, and our Fathers and Mothers, our  
Children and their Children.

Those that died on Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima putting up two of our  
flags certainly did not give up their lives for a
symbol of Franklin Roosevelt or General George Marshall.  They did it  
for their nation of people like you and me.

Many youngsters out there need to learn this very important lesson.

OLD GLORY = WE THE PEOPLE

Old Don

Part of the old House Family (formerly Howse)
that came to this country in 1633 from England