Blackwell-Frazier American Legion Post #142 Hominy, Oklahoma

Apologies for the gap on posting, something happened to happened to this non-teckie. Thanks to Mike Frazier I got it fixed.

I love football. More specifically I love Kansas City Chiefs football. Yesterday the social media and television was ablaze about the President’s comments about “taking a knee” and patriotism. He was supported and condemned broadly across all media. NFL owners posted statements supporting, for the most part, their players. I was determined that if the Chiefs took a knee I would take a break and go do something for productive on a Sunday afternoon. Amazingly the cameras began at kick off, skipping the whole drama.
Here is my take on things. The flag represents two things to me. Our history and a vision of what we want to become. Ours has been a history of greatness but also of disappointments and weakness. What we should become may never be realized but I think when you don’t strive to improve and have no higher aspirations, you are doomed to mediocrity and malaise. That’s what veterans support, the securing of a system that has an environment of reaching dreams and equality. The flag and the veteran are inseparable.

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Today in history, at the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778, Mary Hays supported the Revolutionary soldiers by giving them water. Just before the battle started, she found a spring to serve as her water supply. Two places on the battlefield are currently marked as the “Molly Pitcher Spring.” Mary Hays spent much of the early day carrying water to soldiers and artillerymen, often under heavy fire from British troops.

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As I mentioned in the past, I find the Civil War interesting. Partially because to the relationships the leaders had before the war started. Robert E. Lee served under Winfield Scott in the Mexican War as an engineer. He was also the presiding officer that took John Brown into custody after the John Brown Raid.

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We had a few nice surprises at the Hut last Thursday. I had a visit from a graceful lady who, during the week before, dropped in at my office and expressed her deep appreciation for all veterans and our Legion veterans in particular. She passed a note to gratitude along which was read to the Band of Brothers by Commander O’Leary along with a generous donation.

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Well the flags are out in full force. I didn’t get to pitch in but I saw folks out full force. Babo and Sherry had the cemetery covered. I saw Carl and Mr. Hale at the 4-way posting the colors. Salute!

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