Letters to the Editor for Saturday, July 4  Published: Saturday,
July 4, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 3, 2009 at
5:12 p.m.  Tribute to Old Glory  I have flown the American flag
in my front yard for many years. It survived the hurricanes
several years ago, as we watched trees fall all around it. I
live on a hill where the wind blows so hard, I am constantly
replacing the tops on my sheds. My flag still remains. With this
in mind, I thought I should give this old flag some honor, and
what I came up with is below.  "This old flag has been through a
lot, it's tattered and torn but it's all I've got.  Through the
wind and the rain and hurricanes too, it still shows its colors
- red, white and blue.  This flag stands for freedom for the
world to see, and as it waves in the wind that's the way it
should be.  Some have burnt it, some have tore it to shreds, but
at the end of the day, you put it to bed.  Many have died for
her, both women and men, some I've never known but some were
friends.  It's sto