May 30—When the American flags are blowing, but there's no breeze, the souls of the veterans are passing through. That sentiment — a tradition, as she described it — was delivered by Bakersfield Young Marine 1st Sgt. Natalena Gerber as she walked the path among the Thousand Flags posted at The Park at River Walk on a sunny Sunday morning. You can see it happening, the 17-year-old said. Simply .