Veterans Day 2009: Neighbors’ flag gift for VFW Post 2713

Until a short time ago, that tattered flag was flying over VFW Post 2713 in The Triangle. Sharonn Meeks of the Fairmount Community Association – the nearest neighborhood group, covering the area just south of The Triangle – organized an effort to present the post with a replacement for Veterans Day, and less than an hour ago, she and West Seattle veteran Ron Zuber went up on the roof to take down the old one and raise the new one:

(If you’ve never been there, the VFW Post is at 36th/Alaska.)

4 Replies to "Veterans Day 2009: Neighbors' flag gift for VFW Post 2713"

  • Shannon November 11, 2009 (12:42 pm)

    What a great gesture. Thank you to the Fairmount Community Association for honoring our veterans this way.

  • Donna November 11, 2009 (2:59 pm)

    Beautiful!

  • Hormel November 11, 2009 (5:53 pm)

    Great work, and while not on this blog one of West Seattle’s Cub Scouts did us proud with a little flag planting of his own today:

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/zoom/html/2010251018.html

  • maude November 12, 2009 (10:56 am)

    The VFW of all entities should know that flying a flag in that shape is disrespectful. I’m happy to see someone gave them a new one.

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