Photo gallery: Area residents fly American flags outside their homes

Readers sent in photos of flags displayed at their homes Monday, May 2, 2011. If you have a photo you’d like to submit, you can e-mail it to editor@ljworld.com, or send it to us on Twitter: @LJWorld or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/LJWorld.

photo by: Terri Reintjes | Special to the Journal-World

Terri Reintjes and Jim Fisher display their American and KU flags at their home south of Lawrence May 2, 2011.

photo by: Judy Krueger | Special to the Journal-World

Nelson Krueger, who was a volunteer pilot with the Civil Reserve Air Fleet during Desert Storm, displays an American flag outside his home May 2, 2011.

photo by: Judy Krueger | Special to the Journal-World

Nelson Krueger flies an American flag outside his home May 2, 2011. Krueger was a volunteer pilot with the Civil Reserve Air Fleet during Desert Storm.

photo by: Mike Frizzell | Special to the Journal-World

Mike Frizzell flies his American flag outside his home in Shawnee May 2, 2011.

photo by: Jan Loux | Special to the Journal-World

Jan Loux flies a flag outside her Lawrence home Monday, May 2, 2011.

photo by: Kellee Pratt | Special to the Journal-World

Kellee Pratt flew an American flag outside her home and also decorated her porch with red, white and blue-striped banners Monday, May 2, 2011.

photo by: Jim Pilch | Special to the Journal-World

Jim Pilch's American flag hangs from his front porch Monday, May 2, 2011.

photo by: David Longhurst | Special to the Journal-World

David Longhurst sent in a picture of his flag, displayed outside his home Monday, May 2, 2011.

photo by: Roger Ewing | Special to the Journal-World

Roger Ewing contributed this photo of the American flag flying outside his home Tuesday, May 3, 2011.

photo by: Roger Ewing | Special to the Journal-World

Roger Ewing submitted this photo of the flag he flies outside his home Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Ewing said he has been flying the flag in front of his house for "a long time."