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A flag display and a veterans memorial dedication marked Veterans Day in Iowa City on Friday

Savannah BlakeGeoff Stellfox

Nov. 10, 2023 7:54 pm

Over 6,000 flags sit on display to honor Iowa Veterans on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Each flag is dedicated to a Veteran and has their information attached. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) — More than 6,000 flags stand on display to honor Iowa Veterans on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Friday. Each flag is dedicated to a veteran and has their information attached. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A biker rides past the large display of thousands of American flags in the shape of an of an “I” to honor Iowa Veterans on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) — A biker rides past the large display of thousands of American flags in the shape of an of an “I” to honor Iowa Veterans on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Friday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Over 6,000 flags sit on display to honor Iowa Veterans on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) — More than 6,000 flags stand on display to honor Iowa Veterans on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Friday, ahead of Veterans Day. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Over 6,000 flags sit on display to honor Iowa Veterans on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) — More than 6,000 flags stand on display to honor Iowa Veterans on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Friday, ahead of Veterans Day. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Over 6,000 flags sit on display to honor Iowa Veterans on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Each flag is dedicated to a Veteran and has their information attached. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) — More than 6,000 flags stand on display to honor Iowa Veterans on the west lawn of the Pentacrest in Iowa City on Friday, ahead of Veterans Day. Each flag is dedicated to a veteran and has their information attached. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Youmans salutes as the flag is raised during a Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the University of Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette) — Lt. Col. Matthew Youmans salutes as the flag is raised during a Veterans Day ceremony Friday at the University of Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Lieutenant Colonel William Todd Kuebler salutes as the flag is raised during a Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the University of Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette) — Lt. Col. William Todd Kuebler salutes as the flag is raised during a Veterans Day ceremony Friday at the University of Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

The United States flag flies in the wind during a Veterans Day ceremony on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023, at the University of Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette) — The United States flag flies in the wind during a Veterans Day ceremony Friday at the University of Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

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