As a military child, I feel that the military is an important part of our country. Military members greatly respect the flag, depending on the type of base, lowering the flag demands all respect, and is even accompanied by music. I have seen cars driving completely stop, people freeze, and children stop playing just to face the direction of the flag completely still until they are dismissed by the end of the song. I have also attended DODDs schools the majority of my life, and there they greatly respect the military community. Though this all remains true, I have seen people not participate in the national anthem. They usually don’t do this in the presence of soldiers, for it’s considered rude in the military community, but during school some
