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The U.S. flag flies proudly above the Patriotic Observance at George Thursday. The flag came from the casket of a deceased World War I veteran.

The U.S. flag flies proudly above the Patriotic Observance at George Thursday. The flag came from the casket of a deceased World War I veteran.

July 5, 2024

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July 9, 2024 3 a.m.

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George’s Patriotic Observance combines solemnity with festivity

GEORGE — The flag raised at George’s Patriotic Observance on Independence Day has only 48 stars. “The flag we’re flying is a World War I vet’s casket flag,” said Mark Owens, who is the quartermaster for Grant County’s Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter.