In Honor of Flag Day

Author's note: I thought it appropriate to share this excerpt from the upcoming MY TWO FLAGS in honor of our Star Spangled Banner.      
   We land in JFK at about midnight. It would be another two hours before our papers are checked and signed. Only then, we are allowed to retrieve our bags, which are under heavy scrutiny, and take the first step into this new life.     I gather my coat and shrug it on while Mom buttons up my sister’s j...