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VFW Post Pays Tribute To ‘Old GlorDuring Flag Day
CLIFTON — At the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 8553 in Clifton,
a proud few took time out of their
Friday, June 12, evening to pay
tribute to one of the United States
of America’s most cherished sym-
bols, its national flag.
Before the Flag Day ceremony
started, David Conrad, Womack
Lodge president, and Kenneth
Birdwood, VFW Commander, wel-
comed the participants to the
event and thanked them all for
coming.
During the ceremony, Marlene
Kedlecek read a brief history of
Flag Day, which excerpts are as
follows:
On June 14,1777, the Continen-
tal Congress adopted a very im-
portant resolution, which stated,
“resolved that the flag of the
United States be made of 13
stripes, alternated red and white,
that the union be 13 stars white on
a blue field representing a new
constellation.”
On May 30, 1916, President
Woodrow Wilson proclaimed that
June 14 would be celebrated
throughout the nation as “Flag
Day.”
In his 1917 Flag Day message,
President Wilson said, “This flag,
which we honor and under which
we serve, is the emblem of our
power, our thought and purpose as
a nation. It has no other character
than that which we give it from
generation to generation. The
choices are ours.
“It floats in majestic silence
above the hosts that execute those
choices, whether in peace or in
war. And yet, through silence, it
speaks to us-speaks of the past, of
the men and women who went be-
fore us, and of the records they
wrote upon us.”
Next, Dorothy Conrad read an
essay entitled “Hello! Remember
Me?” The essay was written in the
American flag’s point of view
speaking to someone who had be-
come apathetic toward it.
What follows are excerpts from
that essay: “I remember some-
time ago people lined up on both
sides of the street to watch the
parade, and, naturally, I was lead-
ing every parade, proudly waving
in the breeze.
Dorothy Conrad Ed Kadlacak Mariana Kadlacak w. Laon Smith
As Kedlecek went on, he noted
that the colors of the flag re-
mind him of the millions of
Americans who have sacrificed
their lives since the birth of this
nation to fight for freedom.
“These are the thoughts we
should keep in might as we
pledge allegiance to the flag
and as we sing our national an-
them, the Star-Spangled Ban-
ner,” he read.
After the group said the
Pledge of Allegiance led by
Conrad and Birdwood, Clara
Dee Bronstad read an essay
about what the folding of each
potion of the flag represents as
David and Edwin Conrad folded
the Stars and Stripes.
Ending the ceremony, Clifton
Mayor W. Leon Smith made
some closing remarks, noting
that the spirit of unity, through
the flyingof the flag, has
beenhanded down generation
to generation. He described the
flag as an important focal point
The mayor added that, on be-
half of the City, he wished to ex-
press his appreciation for the
two organizations in all that
they do for the community
“Holding programs such as
this is just one example,” he
said.
FLAG FOLDING HOLDS MEANING—As Womack Lodge President David Conrad (right) and Edwin Conrad
(left) folded the Stars and Stripes, Clara Dee Bronstad recited an essay about what the folding of each
potion of the flag represents during the Flag Day Ceremony at VFW Post 8553 in Clifton on Friday, June 13.
— Staff Photo By Nathan Diebenow
“And you, I remember you,
standing there straight at a sol-
dier. You didn’t have a hat, and you
were giving the right salute.
“But now I don’t feel as proud
as I used to. When they played
the Star Spangled Banner, and I
waved so proudly in the breeze,
nobody bothered to sing. They
stood up all right as a sort of a
mild patriotic gesture, but then
they talked among themselves
about the game, about the
weather, but they didn’t sing. I
felt hurt.
“I may not be coming down your
street for a long time. It seems that
patriotic parades are a thing of the
past. But when I do, won’t you do
me a favor? Stand up straight,
place your right hand over your
heart, and if they play the Star
Spangled Banner, sing loud and
clear, and I’ll salute you by waving
back.”
Then, Ed Kedlecek read a spe-
cial tribute to the flag with the un-
derstanding that on Flag Day,
Americans should rededicate
themselves to the principles and
values with which the United
States was founded, as well as the
Declaration of Independence, the
United States Constitution, and
the Bill of Rights.
U.S. Rep. Edwards Pushes
Fight For Veterans’ Benefits
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Representative Chet Edwards
joined Rep. Jim Marshall of Geor-
gia as the first two signatories to a
“discharge petition” that would
force a key veterans benefits bill
to the House floor for a vote.
The legislation would reverse
the discriminatory “Concurrent
Receipt” policy, which requires
military retirees who also qualify
for VA disability benefits to give up
one dollar of retirement pay for
every dollar of disability they re-
ceive. No other retired federal
employees are subject to this off-
set.
“The Concurrent Receipt policy
has been a slap in the face of those
who were injured during a career
of service to this nation,” said
Edwards. “It is the height of hypoc-
risy to tell veterans that they are
our high priority and then deny
them the benefits they have
earned.”
The reform bill has been intro-
duced in every Congressional ses-
sion since 1985 by Rep. Mike
Bilirakis (R-FL). But the legisla-
tion has been kept bottled up in
committee even though the Re-
publican majority has controlled
the agenda in the House for nine
years.
Last year, the House and Senate
were poised to include the reform
in the Defense Authorization Act,
however the White House threat-
ened to veto the bill if they did. A
watered-down provision was
passed that applied only to retir-
ees with severe combat-related
disabilities and left out most vet-
erans.
“It’s time for our actions to
match our rhetoric,” Edwards told
the House. “With this discharge
petition, we’re going to find out
how many of those who claim'to
support our military veterans truly
do.”
A discharge petition signed by
218 signatures will force the bill
out of a committee and bring it to
the House floor for a vote.
“Three hundred twenty-two
Members of the House have co-
sponsored the bill to reverse the
Concurrent Receipt policy,”
Edwards told his colleagues. “If
just those cosponsors signed the
petition and voted for the bill, we
could pass it by the 4,h of July.”
The discharge petition is part of
k strategy to back up verbal sup-
port for veterans with action.
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