of you out there think about these men and women? How when they were put up that September. When I arrived
many of you pray for their safety, health, and families; in early October and I drove down Main Street, I thought
now and their future? When they come home how will my heart would jump out of my body. I was so overjoyed
they look? Will they still have a family to come home and happy I could hardly breath. God was indeed very
too? Will they have a job, a place to live. What kind of good to me. I was filled with gratitude.
future is in store for them?
It is true, America is beautiful. It is the home of
While we sit comfortably, safely in our homes, the Free and the Brave. We must never forget that. It is
jobs, and lives, are we grateful and do we say ”THANK Our Home. We must protect it, love it, keep it safe from
YOU?” These one hundred thirty-five Flags is a reminder harm and secure as it does for all of us. We are surrounded
of who we are, what we are, where we come from. We by enemies in our own country and far away lands. We
need to help our country “America,” Land of the Free. could lose all we have if we are not smart and alert.
Since we live on the border of Canada, New Brunswick,
it is important for us to remember that we are Americans
As long as our American Flag keeps flying, we
first. It is true our blood lines go on both sides of the St. will survive our difficult economy and unemployment,
John River, our dividing line between United States of our home grown terrorists, shootings of our school
America and Canada. But we make a choice to live on
children and people on the streets. We are America, Land
the American soil.
of the Free. America will always be there for us as long
as we care for her and each other.
Our Canadian neighbors love the flags. They have
told me they wish Canada would do the same for them, so
I invite you all in the state of Maine or any other
they could be proud of their country. Show it off. When state to come see our pride and joy, The Town of Fort
you see all those flags flying at once it’s an American Kent Flags USA. I know you will love them as much as
experience. You feel hono