Why do we have a flag in our yard?

Our kids asked us this morning and were trying to guess why it was there. We took the time to explain it to them. Tell them where we were, how it felt. How it changed their lives forever and they'd never know the difference. We have a flag in our yard: For Freedom

and for this:

World Trade Centers - we watched a video online from a lady in a nearby condo. They heard the first plane hit, then started recording. Couldn't see the 2nd, but you could hear it. And when the Towers fell........the noise was almost unbearable.

For here - The Pentagon. I'm grateful that day my roommate's dad was safe.

 For them - who risk their lives every day.

 

For the brave women and men on Flight 93 who saved lives by sacrificing their own.

 Jeff read an account the other day of 2 fighter pilots who were sent to take down Flight 93 because it was headed for the White House. When they got to their planes, there was no ammo loaded. They said to each other: 'I got the front, you take the back'. They were willing to give their lives for our great Nation.

 For them: Leaders of our great Nation who stand up for what they believe in, despite having millions of us as their critics. They are human, they make mistakes. They may disagree on politics, but they agree on one thing: they love our country. God Bless the USA.

 We have a flag in our yard because innocent people lost their lives and we as nation did not back down that day. We banded together as 'one nation, under God.' And as a world, we stood together to fight against those who sought to destroy us.

May we never forget: 9-11, the Pearl Harbor of our day.