~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last year on the Moonlight fire we got a direct order to fly our flag at half staff on 9/11. So, no wanting to disobey an order, we stripped a cedar tree that had fallen on its own to make a flagpole, bought a flag, and flew it at half staff. (The header for this blogsite shows the sillouette of that flag) Anyway, it became the rally point for briefings and debriefs. Now I bring a flag to every helibase and as time allows have my crew improvise a pole and fly the flag. The cool thing today was, someone came looking for me, knowing I was here because he saw a flag up. (The crewmember with the helmet is going home because one of his molars split in two)
2 comments:
Nice tradition. It's cool how things like that get started. Maybe someone else will start it somewhere else, in their own style.
Stay safe!
:)
that is cool.i had not noticed that the flag in your header is on a tree before
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