Raymond Matthews of Goose Creek and Erik Sheldon of Summerville don’t just fly the flag on the Fourth of July.
They fly it every day.
And with good reason. Their patriotism runs deep.
The soldiers, who fought in two different wars, know what sacrifices the country has made to guarantee everyone’s right to fly the flag, carry a gun or speak freely.
Matthews, 84, took part in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy as an underwater explosives expert with the Navy.
Sheldon, 22, returned in June from America’s fight against terrorists in Afghanistan, where the Army National Guardsman protected American troops who were training Afghan police officers.
Generations apart, and experienced in different methods of combat, they share the experience of war that most Americans will never witness and the fight to guarantee freedoms most Americans take for granted.
Read it all from the front page of today’s Charleston, South Carolina, Post and Courier.
From the Local Paper: 2 patriots, 2 wars, 1 country
Raymond Matthews of Goose Creek and Erik Sheldon of Summerville don’t just fly the flag on the Fourth of July.
They fly it every day.
And with good reason. Their patriotism runs deep.
The soldiers, who fought in two different wars, know what sacrifices the country has made to guarantee everyone’s right to fly the flag, carry a gun or speak freely.
Matthews, 84, took part in the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy as an underwater explosives expert with the Navy.
Sheldon, 22, returned in June from America’s fight against terrorists in Afghanistan, where the Army National Guardsman protected American troops who were training Afghan police officers.
Generations apart, and experienced in different methods of combat, they share the experience of war that most Americans will never witness and the fight to guarantee freedoms most Americans take for granted.
Read it all from the front page of today’s Charleston, South Carolina, Post and Courier.