Driving around my neighborhood on Memorial Day, I made the following observation. My house was the only one displaying the American flag. A little disconcerting.

Growing up, my father religiously put the flag out on our front porch in Brooklyn on Memorial Day, July Fourth and probably a few other holidays during the year. I don’t really remember talking about it -- the flag was just part of the tradition. We weren’t alone. The American flag flew all over the place in our neighborhood.

Yet yesterday, at least in my neighborhood, the tradition had clearly lapsed and that is sad to me.

How about you? Did the American flag fly in your neighborhood on Memorial Day?