Buffalo Grove celebrates Flag Day
Tuesday was Flag Day, and the Buffalo Grove Park District was among local groups and institutions marking the day.
Its Flag Day celebration at Veterans Park at 5:30 p.m. featured Army Lt. Col. Priscilla Van Zanten as the guest speaker. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department's Honor Guard presented the colors.
The event featured other speeches. To help draw a crowd, the park district was serving free hot dogs.
Lt. Col. Priscilla Van Zanten speaks about the meaning of the flag Tuesday evening during Buffalo Grove Park District's annual Flag Day celebration at Veterans Park.
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Keith Novak of Buffalo Grove, left, and Army Reserve Master Sgt. Larry Cichelli raise the flag of the Coast Guard Tuesday during the Buffalo Grove Park District's annual Flag Day celebration at Veterans Park.
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Vietnam veteran and Wheeling resident Robert Blocks, foreground, salutes the raising of the Marine flag on Tuesday during the Buffalo Grove Park District's annual Flag Day celebration at Veterans Park.
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