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Guest speaker Chuck Holton talks about patriotism and culture at the Patriotic Observance in George Thursday.

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
July 9, 2024 3 a.m.

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.