The flag has super special meaning to me
Don Wendt of Elgin, an Army veteran who served in Vietnam, gets emotional during the Flag Day ceremony Monday at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Kaiden Massimb, 9, of Hampshire holds a pair of flags on stands so they won t blow over during the Flag Day ceremony Monday at Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Roy Parker, adjutant of American Legion Post 57 in Elgin, puts his hand on his heart to salute the flag during Monday s Flag Day ceremony in Elgin. Rick West | Staff Photographer
Elgin City Council member Rose Martinez reads about the history of the flag as examples from various eras are posted during Monday s Flag Day ceremony in Elgin.