Below are some pictures from
Designed Photos.
Carson George owns this website. I worked with him in Iraq and he has given me permission to copy his work. I am only using three shots but he has many. Check out his site.
Carson is a veteran of the Vietnam War. He also lost a son in Afghanistan so he is well aware of the Price of Freedom. I always shed a few tears when I visit his site.
Words from Carson:
"THE FLAG HAS COME TO MEAN MORE TO ME THAN JUST THE FLAG THAT COVERED MY SON ON HIS JOURNEY FROM GERMANY TO DOVER. IT HAS COME TO SYMBOLIZE THE COST OF FREEDOM, WHEN YOU SEE IT IN A SEA OF STARS AND STRIPES, COUNT THE COST OF OUR FREEDOM FROM THE EARLY COLONIAL PATRIOTS OF THE PAINTING ABOVE. THE COST OF FREEDOM DURING WWII TO THE TEARS OF A GRIEVING SISTER FOR THE BROTHER LOST IN THE WAR ON TERROR. FREEDOM HAS NEVER BEEN FREE AND NEVER WILL BE, SHE WILL HAVE TO BE DEFENDED AND THANK GOD FOR THOSE WHO ARE WILLING TO STEP UP AND DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE."
"FROM THE LAND OF THE BEGINNING OF CIVILIZATION, THE LAND OF THE BIBLICAL CEDAR. THE FERTILE CRESCENT, THE LAND OF ABRAHAM, THE TOWER OF BABEL, THE GARDEN OF EDEN AND SO MUCH MORE."
Because of the price our military and civilian personnel pay, Old Glory will fly forever as a symbol of Freedom.