Not long after I put out the word, they began to arrive… Flags…
This is the very first of YOUR flags that we flew over the Bonecrusher Command Post.
(Please excuse the black squares, they are called “redactions”, and they protect the identities of the three NCOs of the Color Detail – they are active operators, and also my friends, and I will go overboard to protect their identities. Read the book in a few years, and you’ll probably get to see the original photos. I hope that I haven’t taken away from the fact that this ceremony was conducted with great pride.)

The Bonecrusher Color Detail.

Color Detail

Color Detail

Raising old Glory

Saluting Our National Colors

Old Glory flies...
An American flag, donated by a patriotic American, raised by American Soldiers, over an American combat base.
Thank you!


February 6th, 2009 - 19:13
Dawn Patrol 02/06/09…
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February 6th, 2009 - 22:09
The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the blog post From the Front: 02/06/2009 News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.