American pride was on display in the city and beyond on Flag Day. AielloTV has the story.
They don't get any bigger than the 60-foot by 90-foot flag unfurled Tuesday morning at the George Washington Bridge. It weighs 500 pounds and is displayed over the bridge just 11 times a year.Held in a hand or displayed in a colorful row, red, white and blue was everywhere at Yonkers City Hall.
"Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777," Marine veteran William Norman said."United we stand! Good bless America," Air Force veteran and rabbi Levi Welton said."Justice being the pillar of our democracy, the flag is more than a decorative cloth. It has and continues to guide and comfort countless number of Americans through the good and the bad times," said Minister Autumn Edwards of the Fresh Start Christian Center.
Flag Day at one assisted living center was a salute to the military veterans who live and work here. Vietnam vet Alan Bernstein was proud to have it on his uniform in the U.S. Army.Thirteen red and white stripes. White stars on a field of blue.
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