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OUR FLAG POLE PROJECT
These are the flags we fly today. Our son has changed branches of the service and is now in the Navy learning how to fly. He hopes to become a fighter pilot. Our daughter and son inlaw are still in the Air Force and doing well. This project is dedicated to our children who are serving in the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy Reserves. click on images to enlarge the pole mixing concrete laying rock checking the level setting the base poles
smoothing the concrete setting the cap rock working into the night
priming supports primed & waiting for second coat Shortly before we started applying the second coat of primer on Sunday the bombing commenced in Afghanistan. Frank was much on our minds as he was refueling planes as part of an air bridge. This is such a small thing that we have done but we hope it demonstrates to our children how proud we are of them.
On Saturday afternoon October 12, 2001 we put some patriotic music in the cd and raised the flag pole. It took two attempts, a lot of straining muscles, and a rope attached to the car to push and pull the pole upright. Once the pole was up it was secured by strapping and boards with clamps. Frank drilled the holes in the flag pole so the pins could be run through all 3 poles and the pole was secured. Christie, our daughter and a Master Sergeant in the Air Force, and Les Strickland a friend and retired Marine raised the American Flag. The Texas flag and the U.S. Air Force flag went up next. At that time we all thought it was appropriate to pledge allegiance to our Flag so we did. There are a few things that remain to be done but the project is basically complete.
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