Stars and Strips

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The other day, we came across a Little Orphan Annie strip that ran
in the Omaha World-Herald on Memorial Day, 1936. We were fascinated how
poignant the message of the strip is, in today’s climate more than ever.

The strip starts with Annie and Sandy running towards a parade. There
they met Tony, their pal who has moved to America from abroad. The parade goes
by and the three are admiring the colors, music and atmosphere. That’s when they
see the flag, and Tony takes his hat off in respect.

There’s one man
standing next to Tony, however, who refuses to take his hat off, and says
gruffly, “I don’t take off my hat to no flag!” Needless to say, this gets Tony
pretty upset…so he socks him in the face! The crowd loves it, and, after
cheering Tony on, they let the man know that the flag should be respected and
appreciated. After all is said and done, Annie and Tony are talking – and Tony
tells her, “Too many forget liberty is worth fighting for – our flag stands for
liberty – anyone who insult our flag, he insult all us who believe in
freedom…”

In the very last panel, Annie is explaining it all to Sandy,
saying how lucky they are to have their freedom. She says, “fewer sneering
smart-alecks and more citizens with what Tony’s got is what this country needs,”
to which Sandy enthusiastically replies, “ARF!”

Of course, we’re not
saying you should sock people in the face. It is worth noting that no matter
where you live and no matter what your political beliefs are, there’s just no
denying the meaning behind the flag of the country you love and the essential
freedom that it represents.


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Stars and Strips

Categories: Did You Know|Published On: April 11, 2003|Views: 50|

Share:



.html

The other day, we came across a Little Orphan Annie strip that ran
in the Omaha World-Herald on Memorial Day, 1936. We were fascinated how
poignant the message of the strip is, in today’s climate more than ever.

The strip starts with Annie and Sandy running towards a parade. There
they met Tony, their pal who has moved to America from abroad. The parade goes
by and the three are admiring the colors, music and atmosphere. That’s when they
see the flag, and Tony takes his hat off in respect.

There’s one man
standing next to Tony, however, who refuses to take his hat off, and says
gruffly, “I don’t take off my hat to no flag!” Needless to say, this gets Tony
pretty upset…so he socks him in the face! The crowd loves it, and, after
cheering Tony on, they let the man know that the flag should be respected and
appreciated. After all is said and done, Annie and Tony are talking – and Tony
tells her, “Too many forget liberty is worth fighting for – our flag stands for
liberty – anyone who insult our flag, he insult all us who believe in
freedom…”

In the very last panel, Annie is explaining it all to Sandy,
saying how lucky they are to have their freedom. She says, “fewer sneering
smart-alecks and more citizens with what Tony’s got is what this country needs,”
to which Sandy enthusiastically replies, “ARF!”

Of course, we’re not
saying you should sock people in the face. It is worth noting that no matter
where you live and no matter what your political beliefs are, there’s just no
denying the meaning behind the flag of the country you love and the essential
freedom that it represents.


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