Memorial Day Weekend In The "OC"

So I spent the past weekend down in Ocean City, NJ. I had an awesome time, but I also kept my eye out for patriotic symbols for this week's blog. Well, I did not see anything that portrayed the message of "We are celebrating all of those who have served and made the ultimate sacrifice to be called American." But I did notice one thing that stood out. As we were driving over one of the bridges into Ocean City, there were about 6 - 8 huge cranes that were lined up in a row along the outside of the bridge. They must have been as tall at Towers Hall and hanging from the cable of each crane were HUGE (like 20 ft x 30 ft) American flags. This is a typical thing to do when the cranes aren't being used, but it was one of those moments where you see something and it looks almost unreal. The flags and their bright colors, gracefully blowing in the wind above the water with the town in the backround on a clear sunny day is a picture perfect scene. Those flags were raised and those cranes were positioned in memory of those soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice to be called American.