On May 8, 1945 (V-E Day), my parents (immigrants of the early 1900s) gave me (age 7) a small American flag and we joined the celebration in Times Square, NYC. Having been exposed to the colors at an early age, interest, pride and loyalty in our flag continued in my youth and adulthood.
In the late 1940s I was chosen and had the honor of carrying our flag during the weekly elementary school assembly. As a Boy Scout in the early '50s, I participated.

Ken Schumann