November is remembered for several different things. The first thing that comes to mind is Thanksgiving. It is also remembered for the fall season and Veteran’s Day. In my community, one of our service clubs has started a new tradition that has been making waves. The Field of Honor is a method of honoring our fallen heroes and those that have been in service to our country. From current military, to our fallen heroes, local or not. The local public sponsor the flags and can place messages on the flag pole.
Last year, the service club placed 1000 flags in the field at the community college where I teach. This year, they have increased the amount of flags on display to 1776. I love the emotion that this brings out. I wish I could have gotten you a picture from the front of the display. It is magical and very moving, especially at night when it is all lit up. I will try! (oh and this pic is just a small portion of the flags. I had to crop the photo to fit the width of the blog.)
Thanks to our vets and those in service to our country and thanks to the Sunrise Rotary of Merced, Ca for this awesome display.
This is a very moving photo and new tradition. I like the idea of honoring our veterans and heroes with flags.
Wow! That looks amazing in the photo, and I can only imagine the impact of all those flags in person. Thanks for the reminder to take time to celebrate our veterans on Veterans Day.
What a great picture. I also find it disappointing how much veteran’s day and even thanskgiving are being forgotten while everything is already about Christmas.
Years ago (OK it sounds like I am super old) there was a bigger deal made out of Veterans Day. At school we wrote to people serving and honored thosee faallen. It seemed there were more flags and it wasnt all about sales. I guess the same goes for Memorial Day and many other holidays.
I miss Thanksgiving- its all rolled up inot this Halloween/Thaanksgiving/Christmas shopping spree . It seems more rushed now .
Yes, November is a month of thanksgiving for me for all that I have.
That’s a lot of flags! I always feel thankful in November, more so over the years for the non material things we enjoy, like freedom.