Tommy didn’t just raise a flag—he lifted a nation’s hope with the smallest hands and the heaviest symbol.

Montana, 1941. Eight-year-old Tommy’s job: raise the flag at his one-room school. December 7th, Pearl Harbor. His teacher wept. “Keep raising it,” she said. His brothers enlisted. Only one returned. …

Tommy didn’t just raise a flag—he lifted a nation’s hope with the smallest hands and the heaviest symbol. Read More