Anthem Angst

By Lisa Miller Kijowski

It was only a few years ago, on a calm September morning the United States, was awakened by a violent act. Anyone old enough to remember, knows exactly what they were doing the morning the twin towers, the Pentagon and our airlines were tragically attacked. Through the turmoil and sadness we faced as a nation there was one thing that seemed to pull us together — patriotism and showing our support by flying our flags.

If you didn’t have a flag, many found photos or copies of the American flag which too were displayed. We appeared to be united in honoring the flag, the anthem and the pledge of allegiance.

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