My father, a Canadian soldier, was stationed in Aldershot during WW2. Since September 11 last year my mother hung both Canadian and American flags from her apartment balcony.
She died last month. Now I am flying both her flags from my front balcony.
Why? because I am Canadian I fly the Canadian flag. As a gesture of support and solidarity I fly the American flag beside it. How long will I do it? I don't know. All I know is I'd rather have The US as next door neighbor rather than Russia, China, or Iraq.