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Title: Glenbrook Dodge will raise a new American flag just before the 4th of July
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WANE TV Ft. Wayne
URL Source: https://www.wane.com/news/local-new ... g-just-before-the-4th-of-july/
Published: Jun 29, 2024
Author: Lauren Burris
Post Date: 2024-06-29 15:47:12 by Esso
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Views: 1153
Comments: 11
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) A dedication ceremony will be held Tuesday to raise a new American flag at Glenbrook Dodge. The flag, which previously stood over the dealership for 21 years, has not flown since 2022 due to winter winds causing it to come crashing down. The massive American flag hasn’t been flying since Dec. 23, 2022, when low temperatures and wind chills resulted in the pole snapping into three pieces and falling on a car below. Douglas McKibben, owner of Glenbrook Dodge, has taken precautions so the new flag pole will return to its original glory. The new pole is being assembled and installed on Friday. Tuesday’s flag-raising ceremony is set to begin at 10 a.m. and will take place at 100 W Coliseum Blvd. Food trucks and beverages will be at the ceremony for the community. According to the news release, it will stand just over 200 feet high and will be able to withstand winds up to 130 miles per hour. The previous pole stood at 232 feet, and the dealership’s general manager told WANE 15 the height difference was not for any specific reason. The raising of the new flag is awesome and we invite everyone who appreciates our flag to come out and be part of the ceremony. Every Veteran near and far is welcome. You fought for this great flag and we want you to be here to see it fly again!” Learn more about the significance of the dealership’s flag on its website. Poster Comment: Too bad they're not doing it tomorrow, me and Doc could go.
KASEY SHIREY, GENERAL MANAGER AT GLENBROOK DODGE 
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That picture doesn't do it justice, it's so big it's almost surreal, creepy. It flies in slow-motion due to the size. Maybe I'll go. It's not like I've got anything more important to do. Maybe I'll run into someone I know. Almost all my other friends have been lost to the mandated clot-shots.
Gimme a call if you wanna go, Stumpy. (Edit) Wear your cargo shorts and a nice T-shirt to show off your hardware, you'll be on TeeVee. LOL. Maybe you'll get a gig on Fox News like Johnny Joey Jones. (Edit 2) If nothing else, you might get laid by some biker chick!
When I was at Northbrook highway maintenance yard in Illinois, the technician was named Stumpner. We called him Stumpy. We had the overlay box for a month. Stumpy had a list. There were RED X's at several locations. He looks at the list, scratches his head and says, "Hmmm, these must be the places were are supposed to do." We went out and paved them all. A month later Contractors came in and tore them all out and paved the roads. Those were the places we were NOT supposed to do. It was a typical state SNAFU. If he wasn't sure what the RED X's meant he should have called his boss. They must have wasted 1,500 tons of asphalt. Stumpy is the Engineer at the Arlington Heights yard now. Housing contractors built these big, expensive houses next to the state yard. The first night on snow and ice, the trucks and loader all had back-up alarms. Some woman was looking out her bedroom window. I'll bet she was thinking, "My God, what did I buy next to?" LOL
My Stumpy lost both of his legs below the knees and his left arm in one of those damned Gulf Wars. He's not doing anything anymore, I figure this ceremony is tailor made for him if he can sober up long enough.
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It is difficult to kick the wicked brew and all other substances. ;)
Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Tuesday’s flag-raising ceremony is set to begin at 10 a.m. and will take place at 100 W Coliseum Blvd.
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Stumpy
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Replies to Comment # 4. if he can sober up
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