Guest speaker Chuck Holton talks about patriotism and culture at the Patriotic Observance in George Thursday.
July 5, 2024
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Historic celebration
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.