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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Man plants American flags around Virginia neighborhood

Credit: WTVR - Scripps
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Man plants American flags around Virginia neighborhood
Man plants American flags around Virginia neighborhood
Rick Maddux pays tribute to those who have and are serving in the U.S. military,

VETERAN IS CELEBRATING THEFOURTH OF JULY BY PAYING TRIBUTETOSERVICE MEMBERS WHO PUT THEIRLIVES ON THE LINE TO PROTECT OURFREEDOM.CBS SIX'S MATTH EWFULTZ JOINSUS LIVE WITH RICK MADDUX'SSTORY.MATTHEW --22.23.57 "TY HEASKED ME THAT,DID THEY REALLY ASK YOU FOR APERMIT." THEY'RE A TEAM OFTHREE 22.42.22 "YOU CAN FEELTHIS HILL."FU OLLF CONVERSATION AS THEYHEAD INTO THE FOURTH OF JULYWEEKEND.22.25.27 "THIS ONE HERE IS MYHOUSE." RICK MADDUX IS PART OFTHE TEAM THAT'S HELPING HONORTHOSE WHO HAVE AND ARE SERVINGTO PROTECT THE COUNTRYWILL FLAGS OUTSIDE HISPETERSBURG HOME.22.26.20 'I TRY TO REPRESENTMOST OF THE SERVICES.ARMY NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINECORE." THE MOST IMPORTANT FLAGTO MADDUX THEOW P FLAG.22.27.12 "THE PRISONER OF WARMISSING IN ACTONI FLAG.THOSE ARETHE ONES WHO ACTUALLY MADESACRIFICES ABOVE US ALL.I MEAN BEING A PRISONER OF WAR,MY GOODNESS, THAT'S IN JAIL.CAPIITIVYAND TORTURE." 22.27.46 'SO THISONE HERE IS HEARTFELT, ,TRULYIS" 22.31.38 "SO RICK, HOWYOUR GRANDKIDS DOING?

22.32.17"OH THEY'RE DOING VERY WELL, WETOOK THEM TFLO IGHT 93MEMORIAL AT SHANKSFILL." BUTMADDUX ISN'T JUST REPSENTINGIN FRONT OF HIS OWN HOME HE ANDHIS TEAM ARE PLACINGFLAGS ALONG WESTOVER AVENUE INWESTOVER HILLS A TRADITION HESTARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.22.34.28 'SO FAR I'VE BEENPRETTY GOOD AT IT.LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, MARCUS ANDLEWIS HAVE HELPED,BEFORE THAT I WAS JUST DOING ITBY MYSELF." 22.38.59 "AND WEHAVE TO CHECK TOMAKE SURE THERE'S NOT ANY LABELSON THEM.22.39.09 "BECAUSE THE LAST THINGYOU WANT IS A FLAG THAT LOOKSDETECTED OR YOUDON'T WANT TO DISREPUTE THEFLAG.NO MATTER RAIN OR SHINEMADDUX SAYS THEY COME OUT.22.25.09 "THANKS FOR NOTICING.WE WANT TO CELEBRATE OURCOUNTRY." AN HONORABLE SALUTETHATDOESN'T GO UNNOTICED.22.43.55 "INDEPENDENCE DAY MAYBEFOURTH OF JULY FOR MESOIT MAY BE SOMETHING ELSE FOROTHE.

RSBUT WHEN THEY SEE THE FLAGSLINED HERE, KNOW THISIS OUR COUNTRY AND WE'RE UNITEDAND NOT DIVIDED AND WE NEED TOSTAY UNITED.

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