We Lower Our Flags Because of the Feels, Not Because It’s an Honor. [VIDEO]

We Lower Our Flags Because of the Feels, Not Because It’s an Honor. [VIDEO]

I was pretty young when an assassin killed President John F. Kennedy, but I still have vivid memories of that day. At school, the principal called us all into the gym and said these very words: “The President has been shot.”

I also remember watching the funeral on television. I recall seeing the flag-draped coffin and the widowed First Lady with their two small children. And that riderless horse with the backwards boots on his saddle, symbolizing a fallen leader.

#ChattanoogaShooting: The 4 Marines Killed, The Wounded Navy Sailor Still In Critical Condition

The Four Marines that were killed on Thursday have now been formally identified. Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan, from Springfield, Mass. and a Marine since 1997, was one…

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