RI is the most patriotic state because we are the only one to celebrate VJ Day!

Ralphy1

Ralphy1

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And we refuse to drop it just to be politically now that Japan has been our friend over the years. The rest of you should respect our position on this matter...
 

My Dad was a military man, so in my home, we celebrated every day that was somehow connected to WW II, or most any patriotic day. Flag day, we would place flags around the entire front of our home. The same for Memorial Day, D Day, Veterans Day and July 4th. We had a huge flag pole in our front yard. I have carried on that tradition within my own house. You may not understand this, but my Dad was very patriotic being military, so in the summer when we did not have school, in the mornings, he would have my sister and me bow our heads, repeat the Lord's Prayer and then pledge allegiance to the flag. When I was a smaller child, I used to think how dumb is this? When I got older, I understood his reason to be so respectful. My Dad fought in France and missed D-Day by three days. He lost hearing in one ear and 75% in the other ear from the bombs going off near his fox holes.

Six years ago, my wife and I went to France and took a day trip from Paris to the Beaches where the landings took place. Omaha and Normandy struck me the hardest when our guide told the stories of the landings during that time and not only myself, but other men had tears in the eyes as we left the beaches. The same for the American Cemetery.
 
I salute the memory of your dad...
 

But it might have saved the lives of a million American servicemen who would have had to invade Japan...
 
Yes, another important reason to end the war as fast as possible...
 

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