Letter: The Story Behind the Red, Yellow and Green Flag on the Burlington Town Commons
People have been asking about the flag. Bob Hogan has the answer.
The following is a letter to the editor from Bob Hogan, Director of the Burlington Office of Veterans Services: The Burlington Office of Veterans Services wishes to clarify the red, yellow and green flag that is flying beneath the U.S. Flag on the town common that so many residents have been asking about. On this past Veterans Day, we raised a Vietnam Service Flag to fly below the U.S. Flag on the flag pole on our Town Common. This flag is a replica of the Vietnam Service Ribbon distributed to U.S. military personnel who served in Vietnam. Vietnam veterans in attendance were also given small Vietnam Service collar pins, which are similar to the Vietnam Service Ribbons and the Vietnam Service Flag that is presently flying on our town …
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3:36 am on Saturday, February 2, 2013
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