Yesterday was Flag Day-in honor of the one and ONLY official U.S. flag!

Yesterday was Flag Day.  It was the day Americans set aside to pay tribute to Old Glory.  It's interesting that it should come up now because the issue of the confederate flag is back in the news.  There are those who wish to discontinue displaying the confederate flag while there are others who insist it's a part of our history so it should be on display.

The problem is in what the confederate flag represents: rebellion, separation, slavery, states' rights over federal unity, etc.  It's the slavery part of it that has so many people upset.  It's thought that when groups of demonstrators gather and display the confederate flag they're giving their tacit approval for all the things it stands for. 

My feeling is sure it's part of history but it's a part of history that hundreds of thousands of men gave their lives to fight against.  That history was the Civil War which lasted five years.  The North succeeded in preserving the union.  By showing off the confederate flag, you're thumbing your nose at those lost lives and the union in general.

We have one flag.  It appears below.  There is no other.  Let the confederate flag hang in museums but it doesn't need to be on display anywhere else.