I suppose everyone had a different reaction to Jerry's post. I thought he was pointing out that while the teen noticed the flag status, neither had gotton the answer, even though one was curious. Accepting that it was for someone named Joan Rivers, who was probably a mystery to them, without wanting more information is probably one point. The main point though is that the biggest attack on US soil didn't come into the picture.
I know some will say it's impossible, but I was only 2 1/2 when Pearl Harbor was attacked and that is my oldest memory of an event. The feeling transfered from the adults, the fear or whatever it was stuck with me, even though it was years before I knew anything about the reality.