Merriam-Webster properly defines patriotism as “love for or devotion to one’s country.” If your dictionary displayed images instead of words, you would see this photograph of The Freeport Flag Ladies in Maine for “patriotism”. EVERY Tuesday morning since 9-11-2001 no matter the weather conditions, these three ladies go to the hill on Main Street in Freeport, Maine and display our flag in honor of our troops.
These women have so much love and devotion for our country that this weekly honor is just not enough. In addition to their incredible, faithful devotion to the privilege of displaying our flag, they also meet our returning troops at the airport in Bangor as well as Peace International, and they coordinate or participate in seeing them off as they deploy.
Remembering Our Soldiers
I’m forever grateful for the opportunity to meet these ladies through my baby soldier girl when she left last year for her second tour of duty in Iraq. The Flag Ladies give our very own soldiers their last hug and prayer as they leave our country to defend freedom and they have the great privilege of giving them their first hug and prayer of gratitude as they hopefully safely return.
Many of us at Nashville Wraps® are honored to have family members serving our country in one of our military branches. This past week two of my co-workers used vacation time to meet in person “The Freeport Flag Ladies”.
The Freeport Flag Ladies need your help!
The Freeport Flag Ladies are just bigger than life and need our help. Here’s an opportunity for each of us to spend just one dollar to join these ladies in the 10th year 9-11 anniversary events. Click this link for more information on the Freeport 9-11 Anniversary Event.
I’m encouraged by these ladies and they make me “proud as punch” to be an AMERICAN!
Tawanda Sanders
Customer Care Manager
Nashville Wraps
This is absolutely awesome and heart warming to see, especially during this time of so much anti-Americanism. I love our country, I love the principles our country was founded on and I love the men and women who step up to protect our country. God bless all of them and their families. I will be sharing this.
Thank you ladies, for your devotion and unabashed patriotism! We support our military and families all the way!!! May does too and you can see a super illustration of her with the flag on her Facebook page. 🙂
Thanks Nashville Wraps! We heart you too.
May & KC Frantzen
http://www.facebook.com/MaytheK9Spy
I admire your dedication to America and the people who enable us to live and work in a free country. A country where our service men and women are a volunteer group of motivated Individuals who feel the need to serve their country, it is this high honor that we all should aspire to. Thanks
Old School USMC