S.L. DeLove argued in a December 30, 1956, radio replay that Americans were not waving the flag enough and had become timid or apologetic about displaying the stars and stripes, especially on July 4, which he called the nation’s birthday and the most important day of America. He presented the flag as a symbol of national unity, undying devotion to country, loyalty, character, and faith in democracy, and urged a return from admiration of material success to spiritual and ethical values and an old-fashioned patriotism devoted to the principles and ideals on which the country was founded. He associated the flag with the United States of America, with figures including Patrick Henry, Jefferson, Franklin, Washington, Nathan Hale, Paul Revere, Jackson, Babe Ruth, and Davy Crockett, and with places and events including Gettysburg, Valley Forge, the Alamo, Corregidor, Pearl Harbor, the Monitor, the Merrimac, Wake Island, Korea, Flanders Field, Bataan, Iwo Jima, and Normandy. For DeLove, the nation symbolized by the flag was a giant in industry, education, and commerce, a haven for the oppressed and persecuted, and mankind’s last remaining hope.