Hector Espinola is a 96 year old WWII Veteran, who joined the Army at just eighteen years old. He completed his training at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, CA and served as a gunner of a 105mm Howitzer Cannon in the Philippines. He was in Japan for their occupation after their surrender in 1945. Hector lives in Costa Mesa, CA with his wife Elena of 56 years. They have 4 children, 14 grand children, and 2 great-grand children. He has only recently started to share to his WWII experiences with people outside of his family. Not only did Hector get to go on Honor Flight Southland to D.C. this year, but was also asked to ride in the 118th Annual...
This month's Patriot Highlight is Alan St. Louis, pictured above in his Flag Shirt gear. Alan holds the World Record for singing the Most National Anthems in One Year with 500 performances! He shares he is on track to sing his 5,000th Star-Spangled Banner performance on August 7th! Alan has been singing the Anthem his whole life! In 2001 he started auditioning to sing the anthem for the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. After not getting a reply in 2010, he called them directly to find out why. Their answer: 'We don't know you, get your name out there!" So, Alan started singing for local sports teams. One time he sang the anthem at 8 games in 9 days....
This month's Patriot Highlight is Alvin Stasney. Alvin's daughter, Rebecca, shares with us the story of her dad. Alvin was a WWII Veteran and Proud American. In 1943, Alvin joined the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II as a navigator of a B-24 in the 392nd Bomber Unit stationed in Wendling, England. He flew 30 missions over Europe and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. After the war, Alvin returned to Crosby, Texas where he built a dry-cleaning business and purchased a Mobil Oil bulk distributorship that delivered fuel to area farmers and businesses. Alvin's greatest devotions in life were to his Catholic Faith, his family, the community of Crosby and to our great nation. Rebecca shares, "I...
Meet Tricia, our newest Patriot of the Month. Tricia serves as the Hub Director for the Mid Michigan Honor Flight. She fully dedicates herself to their mission: to transport America's Veterans to Washington D.C., so they can visit memorials dedicated to honoring those who have served and sacrificed for our country. Tricia knew she wanted a uniform look for her Board Members and Medical Team, which is why she turned to the Flag Shirt. She was familiar with our products and quality. "We flew with an average of 170 passengers and I felt it was crucial that we would stand out in a crowd to render aid to anyone needing our help on these trips," she shares. We decided on...
John, our first Patriot of the Month, is a loyal Flag Shirt customer! One way he shows off his patriotism is by wearing our Patriotic Gear! But the reason John is a true Patriotic Hero is because he opens his home up every year and hosts roughly 40 Active Duty Marines for a little R&R! John, a veteran himself of the Vietnam War, shares that he's been married to the love of his life for 55 years and they love to do their part by sharing their home with the marines for a little relaxation time. He says he loves to look as patriotic as he can while doing so, so he buys American Flag apparel from us. Thank you...
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