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So proudly we hailed Rocky Bleier this weekend, the grand marshal of the country’s largest Flag Day parade. The Appleton native, army veteran, Purple Heart award recipient and four-time Super Bowl champion led one of the best Flag Day parades we’ve seen. He worked the crowd ahead of the parade, shaking hands, especially with fellow [...]
Appleton honored the American Flag Saturday afternoon with a parade fit for that 245-year old icon of liberty and justice. A fresh breeze blew through town as the parade kicked off and that’s what the celebration felt like, a fresh start. It's been a rough stretch for Old Glory and all of the people it [...]
A giant flag, suspended from two hook and ladder fire trucks, hung above the street on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Superior and provided a focal point for the 68th annual Appleton Flag Day Parade. We sat near it and watched nearly every unit spot it, and shift left to march under it as [...]