Thursday, October 20, 2005

No more flags for Veterans' Day?

Democrat Herald
The 53 year old tradition of volunteers placing American flags in holes in the sidewalks in front of Albany businesses on holidays will end after this Veterans' Day.

Organizers say the volunteer force putting up the flags has dwindled to nothing, the number of businesses providing financial support has waned and many of the holes for the flags were eliminated with new sidewalks were installed on Santiam Highway and on 1st Ave downtown.

I'm very sorry to see this happen because our veterans and others who have given their lives and of themselves for this country should be remembered.

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