Monday, October 12, 2015
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Jack January he's doing." So I, ashamedly, stood back up until the flag and its uniformed escort left the arena. At halftime I went down and introduced myself to the Korean War veteran and told him how much I appreciated his example. His response to me was simple: "I love that flag, sir." Five observations: 1) If my calculations are right, Sergeant January has to be in his mid-80’s. It's not every day an 80In March of last year my oldest son year old man calls me "sir"...but when it comes to rules on manners and I went to the boys' state basketball tournament in Austin. It and etiquette, I will always defer to is something he and I look forward a Veteran. to every year...because it is three 2) If I ever have to go undercover days of nothing but basketball, as a secret agent and need an alias, basketball, and more basketball. I'm calling myself "Jack January." Each day was divided into three 3) Our kids are watching separate sessions for the different EVERYTHING that goes on classifications of schools. At the beginning of each session a JROTC around them. I pray that there are a plethora of positive examples that group from a local high school my children see every would serve as Color Guard. As they entered the arena folks lazily day...ESPECIALLY in those got out of their seats; most (not all) moments when I under-achieve as removed a hat they wore and placed a man/citizen/Christian. their hand over their heart. They 4) When something precious stood as the National Anthem entered the room – something he played and then quickly resumed the conversation they were having loved dearly – Sgt Jack January gave it the honor and respect it as they sat back down. deserved. He was not distracted by On Friday evening I, and the people the people around him who seemed to care very little about the around me, were treated to something a little different. As the presence of Old Glory. Instead he Color Guard walked onto the floor fixed his eyes on the thing that he Photo by Loretta Anderson an elderly gentleman eight rows in loved. Hebrews 12:2 implores, front of Elijah and I quickly stood “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith...” up, snapped to "attention," and If an old soldier gives that sort of positioned his right arm in a masterful salute. Meanwhile the rest respect to a piece of fabric that represents freedom...how much of the crowd (myself included) went through its normal routine. At more should we, as children of The King, pay double the homage to the completion of the National the one that represents an even Anthem, everyone sat back greater freedom...caring not that down...except for two people... the world around us shouts us down and thinks us silly, foolish or My son...and Sergeant Jack misguided. January. By Chris Campbell
I looked at Elijah - he looked back at me and said, "I'm watching that guy - he looks like he knows what
5) Did I mention that Jack January MIGHT just be the coolest name ever???
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