This isn't trolling for you guys to say nice things to me - it's to inspire you to do what I do - nay, just did over lunch.
This is a house along the route I drive to work. It's not as obvious in the picture, but that flag is tattered, tired, and ratty. The hem is gone and the stripes are starting to separate.
The home is not in great shape. I took a risk going up those stairs, if only because of the size of the shadow I cast. I can't fix that (though I have an idea on how perhaps Rotary and Lions and Kiwanis can, working together).
Based on the evidence going up to the door, a former Marine lives there.
I just left the flag and the note. To my lights, there's less chance of embarrassing someone - because the intent is not to shame someone. It's to brighten their day a tiny bit, in a way that I can.
Just paying my respects to my brothers and sisters in arms.
You drive by these homes, too. Every day.
The 4th of July is next week.
Cut a brother a huss, to reach back to a nearly forgotten war. You can afford it, and they probably can't.
Read the complete post at http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2014/06/do_a_buddy_a_fa.html
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Jun 27 2014, 01:15 PM
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Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..