This is Our Flag
J.R. Martinez
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Mr. Martinez, thank you for sharing this story. I am so sorry for your loss, and I have great hopes for your daughter’s future in this country. My people were indentured servants from Ireland, Appalachian sharecroppers, but as hard as they had to work and as difficult as things were over the years, they never had to worry about being shipped back to their “own” country. We are all stronger for having shared our history and our backgrounds, and I am proud to join hands with you and your family and other people of good will to keep building a better future.