Mayor honors American heroes at Flag Day ceremony

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(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Mayor Yemi Mobolade joined community leaders and veterans to commemorate Flag Day on Friday, June 13.
A special recognition ceremony was held on Friday at the City Administration Building on South Nevada Avenue. The event had a presentation of the Spirit of Colorado Springs Flag Day Awards to two distinguished honorees.
Joe Lewis, a retired Lieutenant Colonel and founder of Angels of America's Fallen, was honored for his work supporting the children of fallen military personnel, and Bob McLaughlin, a retired U.S. Army officer and Executive Director of Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, for his pivotal role in enhancing support services for local veterans, according to the City.
'We're celebrating not just the fabric of the flag, but truly what the flag represents, especially in this time of heightened partisanship and disunity, and bringing it back to the values of our flag, which is all about courage, perseverance, and integrity,' said Mayor Mobolade.
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