Volunteers erect flags for fallen soldier
Friday, December 13, 2013
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- More than 100 volunteers showed up at the Black River Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon to help Larry "The Flag Man" Eckhardt place 2,380 flags along the funeral procession route for Staff Sgt. Eric Summers.
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