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VETERANS JOIN UNVEILING OF SIGNED
KIA HONOR FLAG
A framed official Killed In Action (KIA) Honor Flag, signed by Hunterdon County Veterans who attended the County’s flag raising ceremony at the Historic Courthouse in April, was unveiled for public display at a special ceremony, at the County’s Administration Offices, on October 16th.
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Joined by Veterans and many County officials, Freeholder Board Deputy Director Suzanne Lagay and Freeholder John W. King officially unveiled the Veteran autographed stark red flag that is dedicated to the memory of United States military service people killed in action, while serving the nation.
During the Flag Raising event on Patriots’ Day, April 16, this year, all Veterans in attendance were invited to sign a special KIA Honor Flag as a remembrance of the ceremony.
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Freeholder Deputy Director Suzanne Lagay told the Veterans in attendance, “We have framed the signed KIA Honor Flag to serve as a reminder of those that paid the ultimate price and for all other Veterans who served here in the County. We are always grateful for your service and all of the sacrifices that have been made.”
Additionally, complimentary KIA Honor Flags were distributed by the Freeholders to all municipalities in the County, in order to enable the towns to display the KIA Honor Flag at their principal building.
Freeholder John W. King said, “Patriotism runs deep here in Hunterdon County and it is a feature I love about where I live. The KIA Flag now flies in front of our County buildings and most of our municipal buildings as well. This signed KIA Honor Flag will hang here in perpetuity for generations to come. We will never forget the ultimate sacrifice that was made for this great nation.”
Developed by an anonymous Veteran in 1993, the KIA Honor Flag is dedicated to representing the sorrow and respect the nation owes those who paid the ultimate price.
Freeholder John Lanza, Sheriff Fred Brown, Surrogate Susan Hoffman, and Prosecutor Anthony P. Kearns, III, along with Veterans from the Sheriff’s and Prosecutor’s Offices and County Administration, joined a group of Hunterdon County Veterans in attendance at the unveiling ceremony.
