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AMERICA'S FLAG

5/29/2023

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Memorial Day is my father's day and every Memorial Day I write about him.    As his gravestone lies in the LaPorte City, Iowa cemetery I think of all the sacrifices he made for me to live the life I am living.
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For this was the town I grew up in and I know many people who lie here now -
​lots of them put on a uniform and served our country.
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I love seeing that flag all over the place and many times tears begin to flow, for lots of memories and stories and books I have read often mentioning the life my father led during WWII.   The horrors he experienced in a German prison camp.
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This flag should be treasured by all who live in this country, giving every single day of themselves for the freedoms we share.   I will never forget what Memorial Day means to me and my family.  
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William Kiaune
5/31/2023 10:26:39 am

Love your words Barb. Really from the heart.

My Dad and my Cousin Greg lost their lives in New Guinea
And Vietnam. So young.War is hell. All of those who served in wartime went thru it! God bless ‘em all.

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Barb
6/1/2023 09:33:13 am

Oh, Bill, I hear you. My father was a tail gunner and I can't even imagine what that was like. Plus spent years in a German prison camp in Austria which was pure HELL. What they come with dreams and nightmares that last your entire life.

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