Texas Drifter One Flag Day Memory
Marshall’s Law Townhall Dateline – Flag Day, June 14, is about honoring memories of those who served Old Glory. Your assignment if you have courage to accept it will be offered later in this writing exercise.
Example of “One Flag Day Memory”: Harry Blake Marshall “went home” on November 10, 2001. He was born February 4, 1912 in Clinton, Indiana. His father Fred and mother Ethel moved to Texas in 1922, and cleared brush for their small farm. H.B. as his friends called him graduated High School; then in 1938 married Nancy Ercell Ticer who preceded him in death in 1999.
Mr. Marshall served in U.S. Navy at Midway during World War II. Returned after the war to South Texas where he worked drilling water wells. He later farmed for over thirty years then retired to manage a cotton gin for ten years. Marshall served as a school board member for twenty years, and also served as an Elder and Deacon in First Presbyterian Church.
Harry Blake Marshall came from a sturdy pioneer family, the members who have for over two centuries served in development of America. Captain William Gerrish, 22, was born August 20, 1617 moved from Bristol Somersetshire, England and settled in Newbury, Massachusetts during 1639.
Marshall’s great-great grandfather Samuel Gerrish was American Revolutionary War soldier and member of Continental Congress that helped frame U.S. Constitution. H.B. was also distant cousin to Nathan Hale of Revolutionary War fame. Marshall’s grandmother Hattie M. Gerrish married Samuel S. Marshall in August 1873. Hattie Marshall lost three of her brothers in America’s Civil War: two on field of battle and one to” camp fever”. Returning to her grandson H.B.’s war record:
Request for information:
Not sure if you are right contact - some one said I might try you - I
am 61 year old male with no family.
I found info in my fathers personal papers with a card that contained
following information:
USS Bowditch AGS-4
Marshall, Harry Blake
Serial ****
Rate BKrlc (T)
Asiatic - Pacific Area Ribbon
(1 Bronze Star)
Good Conduct Ribbon
My father died Nov. 10, 2001 / Born Feb. 4, 1912
When anyone would ask about his experiences all he ever said was I "was
a baker, the real heroes never came home"
If it is possible I would like to know circumstances leading up to above
ribbons.
Your time and interest is appreciated.
Response: The Bronze Star is a device worn on his Asiatic - Pacific Area Ribbon
showing TWO Campaigns. There is no specific narrative citation that
accompanies that award or the Good Conduct Medal.
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Doug
Winding down this “One Flag Day Memory” writing exercise, there is a story in greatest book ever written about a father forgiving his prodigal son. How many in “baby boomer” generation, can make honest claims that we have not all to varying degrees acted like prodigal sons or daughters?
Perhaps June 14, 2010 will be remembered by future historians as the day prodigal patriots started re-earning respect of all America’s Flag Day Memories? Then again maybe not; what “one flag day memory” will future generations recall when they think of you?
The lesson that Progressives AKA communists like Obama, and Liberal Democrats along with Moderate Republicans never learn is difference between worshipers and followers. The first lesson first future conservative leaders need to learn is leaders without followers have no one to lead.
Leaders like Obama, Reed, Pelosi, most Democrats, and Moderate Republicans have messianic personalities and need to be worshiped by what Lenin called “useful idiots”. These people have forgotten what conservatives have not forgotten, there is only one God, and it is not any Communist Democrat or Moderate Republican.
Perhaps a good message for future political candidates from Texas Drifter, and possibly conservative patriots, Judeo-Christians, Tea Party supporters, and or Reagan Democrats: it will take all our combined efforts to get you elected; we will follow you as our leader so long as you honor our loyalty by keeping your campaign promises; we will never worship you as God as there is only one and it is not you.
“One Flag Day Memory” is about honoring the memories of followers who served “Old Glory”. After all, how would leaders like George Washington, Andrew Jackson, General Sam Houston, Abraham Lincoln, and Ronald Reagan be remembered in history without their followers?
Your assignment if you choose to accept it, create and post or publish you own “One Flag Day Memory”. The person or persons honored can be a father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, or any other deserving loved one or friend. America has not become Heaven’s greatest Republic by every single American citizen not having at least “One Flag Day Memory” in their lives.
As far as excuse that you are not good at writing, bad excuse; write like you speak. What is important is message about your very special “One Flag Day Memory”.
Texas Drifter will help you get started: (Insert Your Name Here) One Flag Day Memory.
