On point Steve.

Monday was a holiday, but I still had to work. Shortly after 6:30AM we raised a fresh Stars and Stripes on our mast. It was 8 pulls to the top, then 4 down. Several young folks stood on the patio watching as myself, another AF vet and our young gun in the shop with no military background finished our work. As we walked in the building the patio gawkers asked why we did it that way. Young gun clued them in on how the flag was displayed on this day. My AF buddy looked at me and I at him with a bit of 'you tell em big dog'. He finished schooling them and we went on our way. After returning to our office I quizzed our young steed on how he knew that. He just looked at us and chirped.........'cmon man, you are looking at one bad ass Eagle Scout'. Shortly after noon I raised the flag to the top as the patio gawkers returned to verify our good deed was completed.

It's such a simple thing that pays some measure of respect for the lost guards.