Bush observes Flag Day amid memorial visit and unity plea
President Bush marked Flag Day with a dawn visit to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and urged all Americans to fly the Stars and Stripes. Senate foe reactions followed, including Medal of Honor recipient Senator Kerrey condemning the amendment push as divisive, while Senator Danforth opposed the measure as harmful to free expression.
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Wreath honors dead at Penn's Landing ceremony
Delaware County volunteers and organizations led a Flag Day Remembrance Wreath ceremony at the U S Marine Corps Beirut Monument. Col Jacques Miller and the Sun Valley High School USMC Junior ROTC unit carried the wreath while a unit bugler sounded taps. Committee members from Veterans of World War I and area groups were honored, with a luncheon recognizing two county organizations for support.
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