SO PROUDLY WE HAIL

Early this morning Joyce wanted to fly the American flag. Today is Friday, June 30, 2006. I said, 'you are the only one flying the flag'. She said, 'there's another person flying their flag across the street.'

She went on and displayed the flag above our front door. This special flag flew over the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 1986 which happened to be David, our son's 16th birthday when he participated in a student congress event.

Twenty years have passed since this flag flew over our U. S. Capitol in Washington D. C. Today we want to thank and praise God for a nation like the United States of America. We salute and pay tribute to all who gave their lives that one day we would be one of the recipients of their selfless sacrifice.

In the words of the song writer, "God bless America .....God shed His grace on thee...." will forever echo our gratitude and thanksgiving for God's faithfulness to us all who live in this wonderful country called the United States of America.