38 FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | JUNE 2023
Four Seasons
Veterans Park
The Veterans Club is examining options for
replacing the rocks at the park. Top contender
is 4" x 4" tiles inscribed with the name and
branch of the veteran. Each veteran who
wants one will have to "donate" to the club for
their tile. Donation cost is under review.
At the Veterans Park displayed are Flag Day
and General Patton flags. ~ Len Tavernetti,
ltavernetti@hotmail.com
(Below, right) German Offensive: Patton
pioneered the use of tactical air support,
now known as close air support, by having
tactical fighter/bombers flying cover over
his advancing columns. is technique is
known as armored column cover and used
three to four P-51s or P-47s, coordinated
by a forward air controller riding in one
of the tanks on the ground.
Patton's ird Army headquarters also
had more staff dedicated to tactical air
support and conducting air strikes against
the enemy than any other formations in
Europe.
Making the best of these new techniques,
much like the Germans had done with the
Blitz, Patton's first moves were to drive
south and west and to cut off the Germans
in Brittany and open more ports on the
coast to Allied shipping.
Using speed and aggression, ird Army
reached the coast in less than two weeks.
ose forces then turned around 180
degrees and raced east across France.
(Above) Two stripes and two stars were added to the flag when Vermont and Kentucky
became the 14th and 15th states in 1791 and 1792, respectively. e 15-star flag
would last for 23 years and five presidents would serve under it. Shortly before the
War of 1812, two new states were added to the Union and a flag consisting of 15 stars
and 15 stripes was created. e Star Spangled Banner, flying over Fort McHenry
during a British naval bombardment, inspired Francis Scott Key to compose what
later became our National Anthem. e restored flag now hangs in the Smithsonian.
By law, a star is added to the U.S. flag on the Fourth of July following the admission
of the states to the union. It is important to note that no American flag ever becomes
obsolete. is flag is still a legal flag and my be flown at any time.
