(Tribune photo/Abbey Morre) The guest speaker, Lt. Cmdr. Robert Hemp, reminded veterans and other guests why we should honor the flag. "It is a way to remind us that we are all Americans," Hemp said. "Honoring the flag doesn't mean that you agree 100 percent with every government official or every American citizen. It does affirm that what unites us is stronger than what divides us, and that we value ordered liberty more than chaos."