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MHS 9-11 Flags Planted and Tagged . . . So Proud to Be an American

Posted on by Milton Coalition
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Photo Taken Today at Milton High School

September 6, 2017

Today, the flags went up at Milton High School to honor and remember those who died on 9-11.  There is an individual flag for each person that perished, with a few exceptions–e.g., for moms with unborn babies (see photo below.)  The flags are placed in rows on the front law.  This is a tradition going back many years when Maren Smith started this remembrance.

A few dozen students and a few adults were involved in attaching pennants with the names of those that perished to the flags.  We worked past sunset.  The named flags are arranged in alphabetical order to allow visitors to easily find loved ones.

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Mostly students attaching name pennants to each flag

It was heartwarming to witness students with no memories of the actual event planting flags and attaching name pennants.  These sorts of events remind us of the rights, like Free Speech, that define our national identity.  These events motivate us to defend those freedoms against incursions, both external and internal.

A student-led remembrance will be held at Milton High School, starting at 7:45 am on September 11th.  I have previously attended these ceremonies and they are quite moving.  Please consider attending

Tim

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Tim Becker

City Events

Moving Memorial Day Commemoration at City Hall

Posted on by Milton Coalition

memorialdayMay 29, 2017

The City of Milton put on a great Memorial Day commemoration at city hall today.  There were at least a couple of hundred people in attendance.  The plaza at city hall provided a nice venue for the ceremonies.  Highlights included:

  • A precision jump by a skydiver guiding down a 700 square foot American flag.
  • Great music by Conner Brooke Dryden.  The girl can sing!
  • A moving speech by Lt. Colonel Cary King about his experiences in Vietnam.

Honoring Our Veterans,

The Milton Coalition

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City Events, Good Governance

Honor Fallen Veterans With Good Governance

Posted on by Milton Coalition

memorial-day.jpgMay 29, 2017

Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor those veterans who died in defense of our country and the principles upon which it was founded.  This remembrance will take many forms:  parades, laying of wreaths, planting of flags, and the like.  These are all appropriate ways to honor our fallen veterans.  However, the best way to honor veterans that made the ultimate sacrifice is to uphold the rights and principles they died defending.  The best way for our government to honor these veterans is provide good governance to citizens.  This means honoring and respecting the rights of all citizens:  to speak freely, to petition the government, and to freely assemble.  It means providing government that is clean and competent.  It means providing government that is fair, responsive, and transparent.  And it means understanding that government “derives its just powers from the consent of the governed.”  That is, citizens should be at the center of everything government does.  The Milton Coalition is committed to honoring our fallen veterans by ensuring that our local government reflects the will of its constituents and serves its citizens well.

Advocating For Citizens,

The Milton Coalition

A non-partisan group of concerned citizens advocating for clean, competent, courageous, and citizen-centric government