Jim Crocker
"Gone to get the Flag"
Thu Jan 18 22:24:14 2001


It 's been so quiet for so many hours, I guess the gang has gone to retrieve the flag in Iowa?? No, seriously, what can anyone in the state of Iowa relate to in seeing the flag from one of the units from Alabama?? Are they still fighting the Civil War? Apparently, the whole country thinks the South is still fighting the war as we see in the day to day happenings disclosed in the newspapers. But yet, why won't the state of Iowa return the flag to the state of Alabama. Are they afraid this would be the kindling to the affected ancestors to rejuvinate the fire and start another Civil War?? I hardly think so. I think it is a discrimination to the ancestors in Alabama-----again the magical words for the awaiting counselor waiting to make the big bucks!! Just think of all the "pain and suffering" the ancestor's have endured in not being able to go all the way to Iowa (can't get there from here) to see their ggrandfather's unit's flag. Or better yet, all the pain and suffering endured in not being able to go to Iowa to see the flag that was held in their ggrandfather's hand as he lost his life doing what he thought was right. Why not give them a replica and send the original back to Alabama? Still would serve the purpose in Iowa and would allow the people in Alabama who had descendants of the unit to see the original.






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