3,500 American flags for military tribute

TRENTON, MO — Trenton Rotary Club plans to pay tribute to the theme of the 2012 Missouri Day Festival by displaying American flags alongside the festival parade route on parade day. Over 3,500 small American flags – 18 inches wide and 11½ inches tall and mounted on a 24-inch dowel – will be placed in the ground on each side of Ninth Street and throughout downtown in containers to greet both parade entries, as well as visitors to Trenton. Flags will also be displayed throughout the festival grounds surrounding the Trenton Rock Barn. The theme of the parade is “The Sounds of Freedom – A Tribute to the Military” and local Rotarians are encouraging individuals, businesses and organizations to purchase these flags for only $1 each in support of the soldiers and veterans who are being honored in the parade as well as those who have served our country. Small labels with the names of those who purchase flags will be secured to each the flags in recognition of the contributors.