Volunteers recognize veterans, first responders with flags, crosses

  • Chase Piesel (right) uses a drill to secure a flag to a cross on Saturday morning as volunteers erected flags in honor of veterans and first responders. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
    Chase Piesel (right) uses a drill to secure a flag to a cross on Saturday morning as volunteers erected flags in honor of veterans and first responders. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

    A group of volunteers determined to honor veterans from Columbia County braved weekend showers and thunderstorms to erect more than 200 flags and crosses along a portion of State Road 47 on Saturday.

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