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New Flag Dedicated in Kingston
New Flag Dedicated in Kingston - Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 8:39PM EST
Reported by: WBRE News
Saturday, Jun 14, 2008 @ 08:39pm EST
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY- Saturday was Flag Day and soldiers in Luzerne County are saluting a new version of Old Glory for the first time in decades
Congressman Paul Kanjorski presented the 109th Field Artillery with a new American flag to fly over their armory. The massive flag replaced one the soldiers had been using for the last 22 years.
Kanjorski says this flag has a special meaning for anyone who has served in the military. “It has a special echo to it. It reflects, going all the way back to the civil war, the pride that northeastern Pennsylvania and the 109th has exhibited," he said.
About 50 soldiers took part in the Flag Day ceremony.
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