Posts Tagged ‘Patriotism’

A new USA Today / Gallup poll released last gauges how Americans describe their level of patriotism and offers some interesting insight.  In general, those calling themselves ‘extremely patriotic’ is at its highest level since 1999.  The seeming increase in patriotism is interesting because given the state of the economy, every-increasing dissatisfaction with the federal [...]

With the finalization of the text of The Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, 56 men put in words their belief that man was meant to be free.  They stated with conviction their idea “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these [...]

Americans of all colors, creeds, and political beliefs love this nation and they love the Stars and Stripes that serve as the most visible symbol of our collective pride in our country.  Honoring our nation and our flag spans all boundaries – or at least it should.  Unfortunately, it appears the Adams County Democratic Party [...]

Red Skelton was one of America’s classic radio and television stars.  For nearly 40 years, the comedian entertained us with his quick wit and vaudeville-like shows.  As America prepares to celebrate its 234th birthday tomorrow, a reminder of the importance of the greatest symbol of our nation – our flag – comes from this unlikely [...]

While certainly nowhere near as big of a deal as the recent flap over our libraries’ failure to fly the flag, it appears the most famous female comic book superhero is set to drop her iconic patriotic costume.  DC Comics has announced that Wonder Woman will get a new outfit – sans the red, white [...]

Editor’s note – This event has been temporarily postponed.  When it is rescheduled, I will make a new posting. With the 234th birthday of this Great Nation upon us and our community demonstrating just this week how important the symbols of America are, join in a celebration of Old Glory this Saturday.  A group of [...]

Some folks just don’t quite get it. Burning a flag is almost certain to get a veteran upset. Going out and doing it on a lawn of a Veterans of Foreign Wars post is just dumb. In Valley Falls, NY, one man was taught quite a lesson by the VFW post commander for doing just [...]

On April 25, 1976, a most incredible moment in baseball history happened.  Chicago Cubs outfielder Rick Monday made the ultimate saving catch when he snatched an United States flag from two protesters that were trying to set the flag on fire.  I wrote about this a couple years ago but recently a video story about [...]

This came via email and I like it quite a bit.

I am not a baseball fan and I have never heard of this incident but I thought this was pretty danged cool.  Hard to imagine any of the primadonas in athletics today doing something so noble.