American Legion Auxiliary presents Blue Star banner to Patty Johnson
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 17 members presented the Blue Star service banner to member Patty Johnson June 1.
Her son Adam, an active staff sergeant in the Delaware Army National Guard, left Smyrna June 8 for preparatory duties, and then proceeded to the Middle East in late June.
It’s an American tradition to display a Blue Star service banner in the window of a home when a loved one is serving in the U.S. armed forces. Everyone in the Legion hopes that Johnson can take down this banner soon when her son returns home safely.
This is Adam’s second deployment. This time, however, he has a new family with wife Karrie and newborn daughter Reed Marie. Through FaceTime, Adam is able to share his day. Mom Patty has seen his living quarters and describes them as a postage-stamp-sized room with a shared bathroom. Surely he is missing his home and family now, but it is reassuring that they will be keeping in touch often.
