It does not seem that long ago when just about everywhere we went, we saw U.S. flags big and small...on cars, on buildings, on suit lapels, in yards, on mailboxes and so forth. Seems as if there are far less flying today doesn't it...I wonder why that's so.
Maybe it's because many Americans today have a low level of patience and commitment. Maybe it's because it's no longer "the thing to do".
On and near military bases in the United States today, flags continue to fly, and other indicators of troop support are seen everywhere. One would think with so many troops deployed overseas, there would be the same level of visible support, displayed in cities and towns that we saw immediately after September 11th, 2001 and during the first year of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Apparently, what it's going to take to convince many Americans that they need to bring out their flags again, is for another terrorist attack to take place on U.S. soil. As insensitive as that statement may read, I have a low level of confidence that it's anything else, given what I read in the news media, and see first hand as I travel about.
