Child Saluting American Flag

Happy Memorial Day!

This is my 7-year old son, who followed me up the hill to take photos of our neighbor's American Flag. The flag is positioned at the top of a hill that overlooks the Santa Clarita Valley. No, it was not spontaneous. He was staring up at the flag and I thought a salute would make a patriotic image. I was right. :)

To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and
install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player.

Comments

j_jyarbrough says:

Wow! Now this is one touching shot!

Happy Memorial Day !!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

a2karen says:

That is wonderful! Thanks for taking it and sharing. You should thank your son as well ;-) He makes a great model.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Doug Quance says:

I'm glad you allow this image to be blogged, Jeff - as I used it today on mine.

Pretty sharp, that son of yours. :-)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

respres says:

All... thank you.

Doug, very nice post. brokersfirstrealty.com/2008/05/26/in-memory-o f-our-fallen...
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

susieblackmon says:

Respres, you ARE the bomb. Terrific shot/sentiment.

Susie Blackmon
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

respres says:

Susie, thank you. Happy Memorial Day!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Sarah.WV says:

When she walks with me in our neighborhood, Little One will stop and put her hand over her heart at a neighbor's flag. Always makes me feel like this did. : )
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Army Engineers Wife says:

beautiful photo!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

respres says:

Amy, thank you.

--
Seen on your photo stream. (?)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

wallenpaupackagent says:

Very nice photo, Jeff. I used it in my blog on Active Rain. Thanks for sharing it!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

grandmasandy+chuck says:

Heart warming.

**HAPPY HOLIDAY* thread now open for posting!
PLEASE post ALL Old Glory photos in our FLAG DAY thread.
Posting in ANY THREAD makes you eligible for the front page.

Thank you for posting in:
AMERICA, AMERICA!
(POST 1 ~ COMMENT on 2) NEW RULES!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Jennephik says:

Thanks for posting! With your permission and credit given, I would like to use this as my desktop background in my 3rd grade classroom during the month of May.
JenK
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

respres says:

I'd be honored.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

jrkemer says:

Very striking shot. I'm posting it on my blogjillkemerer.blogspot.com for Memorial day. Thanks!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

@FresYes says:

wow that is a fantastic moment captured
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

rascalwil says:

I love this photo of my ittle guy, should have used it today on
our float in the parade here in Grafton, WV.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

conniegreenhouse says:

I can't tell whether he looks more like you or Rocky !
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

national museum of american history says:

We’d like to invite you to contribute your photo and caption to the Star-Spangled Banner “Share Your Story” project group . A mosaic of the American flag, viewable on the National Museum of American History’s Web site, is made up of images from the group photo pool. This pool is made up of stories and photos from people like you. In commemoration of Flag Day this year, I hope you’ll share your thoughts and images of what the flag means to you. Please read the group rules before submitting. Thanks!!

Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

tiedyewriter says:

Incredible shot!

Used here:
www.examiner.com/examiner/x-15848-Orange-Coun ty-Homeschoo...

Thanks!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

toby124 says:

OH GLORY!

I watched to behold, Oh Glory, flying so bold
In the light of a bright blue sky
The wind passing through as she waves so true
And my pride was lifted high
Hand across our chest, knowing our nation is the best,
As she flies in the morning sun
So, lift her high and let her fly over our land,
where the cry for freedom had all begun

And let us stay the course, with no remorse,
for the foundation has been laid
Remembering the sacrifice of all the lives,
for an awesome price has truly been paid
The courage she declares with the message she bears,
Of freedom without fear
So when you see her fly, waving in the sky,
With freedom, lift up your voices with cheer!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

jt_drummeruk says:

Hi there, thank you for allowing this for use under the Attribution 2.0 generic license. I recently used this image to illustrate an article in 'the environmentalist' magazine. If you would like, you can contact me at jay.thompson@consil.co.uk

Best regards
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

Would you like to comment?

[?]

	respres' photostream
		2,897 uploads

This photo also belongs to:

	Personal Favorites (Set)
		33 items
	Part of: Personal

	Lumix (Pool)
		0

	American Flag (Pool)
		0

	AMERICA, AMERICA! HAPPY HOLIDAYS Thread OPEN! (Pool)
		0

	Patriotic and Proud (Pool)
		0

	Panasonic Lumix TZ5 (Pool)
		0

2 galleries contain this photo

13 people call this photo a favorite

Additional Information

Some rights reserved Anyone can see this photo

Taken with a Panasonic DMC-TZ5.
More properties
Taken on May 25, 2008
Viewed 5,013 times

Add to your map

Yay location removed

...

(Some formats are OK.)

Or, remove it from the map.

Go to the map

You	Sign in \| Create Your Free Account
Explore	Places \| Last 7 Days \| This Month \| Popular Tags \| The Commons \| Creative Commons \| Search
Help	Community Guidelines \| The Help Forum \| FAQ \| Sitemap \| Get Help

Child Saluting American Flag

Comments

j_jyarbrough says:

a2karen says:

Doug Quance says:

respres says:

susieblackmon says:

respres says:

Sarah.WV says:

Army Engineers Wife says:

respres says:

wallenpaupackagent says:

grandmasandy+chuck says:

Jennephik says:

respres says:

jrkemer says:

@FresYes says:

rascalwil says:

conniegreenhouse says:

national museum of american history says:

tiedyewriter says:

toby124 says:

jt_drummeruk says:

Would you like to comment?

respres' photostream

Personal Favorites (Set)

Lumix (Pool)

American Flag (Pool)

AMERICA, AMERICA! HAPPY HOLIDAYS Thread OPEN! (Pool)

Patriotic and Proud (Pool)

Panasonic Lumix TZ5 (Pool)

Tags

Additional Information