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Photo: Veterans Day preparations in Cedar Rapids

City workers put out dozens of flags Friday in preparation for Veterans Day next week

Jim SlosiarekJim Slosiarek

Nov. 7, 2025 4:31 pm

Cedar Rapids City Traffic Engineering Department’s Randy Stallman secures United States flags on light poles along Third Avenue in Cedar Rapids on Friday. Workers with the department put out about 70 Stars and Stripes three times each year; for Memorial Day, July Fourth and Veterans Day. The flags put up Friday commemorate Veterans Day on Tuesday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids City Traffic Engineering Department’s Randy Stallman secures United States flags on light poles along Third Avenue in Cedar Rapids on Friday. Workers with the department put out about 70 Stars and Stripes three times each year; for Memorial Day, July Fourth and Veterans Day. The flags put up Friday commemorate Veterans Day on Tuesday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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