9/11 Patriotism

I keep getting forwarded emails from people suggesting that everyone needs to put out their American flags for 9/11 and telling people that we need to show patriotic support for the ten year anniversary of the tragedy.  While I agree that on the anniversary of this momentous day in history we should take a few moments to remember and to understand its significance, it bothers me that people only feel the need to be patriotic on one or two days a year.  Maybe it's because my husband is a soldier but I feel like its deeper than that.  The 4th of July has always been my favorite holiday and I do feel proud to be an American and wife of a soldier even if it isn't always easy and even knowing that as great as America is, it does have its flaws.  I think we should strive to appreciate our country and everything that we have because of it EVERY DAY.  We should treat every day like an American holiday and want to fly our flags all of the time not just when we feel obligated to do so.