I am currently rejoicing in the return of my youngest son from Iraq. He is home on R&R, and I know the difficulty it will be to let go of him as he boards another aircraft that returns him to rejoin the troops he left behind. So, for the moment, ANYTHING red, white and blue and a splash of yellow represent "Americana" to me. Our men and women have been doing it for centuries, building a strong American culture for the rest of us. Our American flag, how significant, and bold! Thank you Cosette of Pandora's Bazaar for bringing us this weeks challenge: Americana.
My husband served in Iraq over a year ago. He had tickets to the ProBowl, but deployed before the big game. In this picture above, my two sons and my brother made a "banner" in hopes of being seen by my husband during the halftime (our service members got to see the game, but unfortunately, my husband did not) The son in the middle of banner is my son currently serving in Iraq. My brother lost the blue marker, so if you look closer, you will see the stars are actually the blue colored plastic from an AAFES bag!
The base, Schofield Barracks, found all sorts of way for families and friends to show support. I signed a ribbon and tacked it on a display board at Clothing Sales. I was tickled when my husband returned and the board was displayed in the front of the store. OF COURSE I hauled him over and made sure he saw the ribbon I signed for him!
This was taken at the Arizona Memorial, where many of our servicemembers lost their lives to defend our country. Words are wasted here at Pearl Harbor, Silence is welcomed.
These last two captures are fun ways of displaying our red, white and blue (with a splash of yellow!) Please view the main Round Robin Challenge page to view the rest of the Robins as they display their interpretations of "Americana"
