One may vividly recall the banners and the posters being used by propaganda movements depicting Uncle Sam pointing a finger at the reader. This design has been one of the trademark symbols of the US Government recruiting volunteers and patriots to defend the motherland. Those who are courageous or patriotic enough sign up.
During the Second World War, soldiers who have offered their lives in keeping the influence of the
U.S. flag flying in enemy territory have successfully defended the cause of liberty and freedom for everyone by liberating cities captured by the enemies. Nowadays, these same men who were decorated as patriots are revered as living heroes, for without them, the current country which is symbolized by the flag of red, white, and blue, and stars for its states wouldn't be seen as freely.
Those were the days of heroes born from the chaos and memory of fallen comrades in facing a common enemy.
Today, the battles of everyday have shifted from the bullets and shells to the urban setting. Politicians have slugged it out every election to win over all other competitors. These civilian warriors are the modern patriots, involving themselves in a different form of campaign. This campaign is to liberate the civilians from economic stagnation, civilian upset and global alienation.
New laws are being deliberated each day at the modern civilian arena called the senate, where each representative of the respective states, uphold and lobby their laws to maintain overall legislature. These modern servants of society are also modern patriots who try to assure the rest of the country that the
U.S. flag will remain hoisted up for others to recognize.
Who else can be one? Being a servant to the country doesn't require one to have guns and ammunition, or become a zealous lobbyist. Even normal citizens can be Uncle Sam's helpers. By merely keeping the peace and security of the immediate vicinity is a small thing to do, yet a big help in the general sense of contributing to the community.
Modern patriots who wish to uphold the U.S. flag wouldn't have to enlist in the nearest recruitment agency, or study law intensively and campaign for elections. It can just start with a simple act of following laws.
by:
The Flagman
