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NewsJuly 4, 2021

Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony

Fourteen new flags were added to the Avenue of Flags on July 4, 2021. Dozens gathered to observe and speak about their veteran. Three out of the five times a year that the flags fly, new ones are added. Each flag represents a deceased Cape Girardeau County veteran. The current total is 819 flags. The names on the 14 new flags are Kennith E. Whitlock, Sr., Harry C. Vogt, Arthur L. Eldridge, Charles F. Thrower, Jr., Robert N. Dougan, Paul A. Rollins, Russel E. Farrow, Edward M. Kaiser, Arnold L. Edwards, Ronald L. Woodruff, William A. McCann, Walter J. Meinz, Harold E. Jones and Billie F. Edwards.

Sarah Yenesel
Audience members place their hands on their hearts while the national anthem plays during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Audience members place their hands on their hearts while the national anthem plays during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, Walter J. Meinz, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, Walter J. Meinz, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A Cape Central High School Airforce JROTC student salutes while the national anthem plays during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A Cape Central High School Airforce JROTC student salutes while the national anthem plays during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, Russel E. Farrow, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, Russel E. Farrow, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, Arnold L. Edwards, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, Arnold L. Edwards, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, Arthur L. Eldridge, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, Arthur L. Eldridge, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Director of the program, David Cantrell, talks about a veteran who was influential to the Avenue of Flags program, Charles F. Thrower, Jr., during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Director of the program, David Cantrell, talks about a veteran who was influential to the Avenue of Flags program, Charles F. Thrower, Jr., during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran, Charles F. Thrower, Jr., during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran, Charles F. Thrower, Jr., during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Local United States Marine Corps veterans conduct a gun salute and taps during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Local United States Marine Corps veterans conduct a gun salute and taps during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Local United States Marine Corps veterans conduct a gun salute and taps during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Local United States Marine Corps veterans conduct a gun salute and taps during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A Cape Central High School Air Force JROTC student unravels a flag to set up all the flags completely after the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A Cape Central High School Air Force JROTC student unravels a flag to set up all the flags completely after the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one traces the name of Charles F. Thrower Jr. from the veteran wall after the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one traces the name of Charles F. Thrower Jr. from the veteran wall after the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one poses for a picture with their WWII veteran's flag, Billie E. Edwards, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one poses for a picture with their WWII veteran's flag, Billie E. Edwards, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their veteran during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, William A. McCann, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, William A. McCann, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
Loved ones pose for a picture with their veteran's flag during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, Harold E. Jones, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
A loved one talks about their WWII veteran, Harold E. Jones, during the Avenue of Flags new flag ceremony at Cape Girardeau County Park in Cape Girardeau on Sunday July 4, 2021.
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Fourteen new flags were added to the Avenue of Flags on July 4, 2021. Dozens gathered to observe and speak about their veteran. Three out of the five times a year that the flags fly, new ones are added. Each flag represents a deceased Cape Girardeau County veteran. The current total is 819 flags. The names on the 14 new flags are Kennith E. Whitlock, Sr., Harry C. Vogt, Arthur L. Eldridge, Charles F. Thrower, Jr., Robert N. Dougan, Paul A. Rollins, Russel E. Farrow, Edward M. Kaiser, Arnold L. Edwards, Ronald L. Woodruff, William A. McCann, Walter J. Meinz, Harold E. Jones and Billie F. Edwards.

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