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On September 11th our lives were changed forever. In answer to a prayer by Elaine to be shown a way to be of service we began a mission to commemorate the lives of the heroes of 9-11 and those who perished. Each Tuesday morning we stand on Main Street in Freeport wearing our countries colors and waving the American flag. We have held our ground in rain, sleet and snow with temperatures so cold that our fingers and toes were numb and with the summer sun beating down on us. When our soldiers entered Afghanistan and Iraq to bring freedom and democracy there while also defending our own safety and liberty our original mission expanded to stand in support of our troops. Every day during the declared Iraq war we were on the hill without fail. All of the patriotic holidays find us decked out in red, white and blue either waving the flag on the hill or participating in a parade. As the Freeport Flag Ladies we make the long drive to Bangor to join the Maine Troop Greeters at Bangor International Airport and to Pease International in New Hampshire to meet the troop flights whenever possible. Depending upon weather and construction it takes between two and three hours each way. We have greeted thousands of soldiers from all over this great nation who were being deployed or returning home after long deployments. Many thousands of pictures have been taken of the soldiers and put on the web site for their families. ...

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