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A Great Big Grand Old Flag

ORG XMIT: OHDAY102 Employees of Cargill Corn Milling hoisted a 30 by 48-foot flag on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 in Dayton, Ohio to salute two employees who have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Employee Savannah Moeller, right, helped hold the giant flag for folding after the ceremony. (AP Photo/The Dayton Daily News, Ty Greenlees) (Ty Greenlees / The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: OHDAY102 Employees of Cargill Corn Milling hoisted a 30 by 48-foot flag on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 in Dayton, Ohio to salute two employees who have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Employee Savannah Moeller, right, helped hold the giant flag for folding after the ceremony. (AP Photo/The Dayton Daily News, Ty Greenlees) (Ty Greenlees / The Spokesman-Review)

Employees of Cargill Corn Milling hoisted a 30 by 48-foot flag earlier today in Dayton, Ohio to salute two employees who have served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Employee Savannah Moeller, right, helped hold the giant flag for folding after the ceremony. (AP Photo/The Dayton Daily News, Ty Greenlees)

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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