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Saint Agnes Wants to Honor Your Veteran on Memorial Day With a Flag
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By Bill McEwen, News Director
Published 4 years ago on
May 24, 2021

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Want to honor a loved one who served and protected the United States on Memorial Day weekend?

Saint Agnes Medical Center will fly an American Flag on its front lawn for anyone who died while in the military or after leaving the service.

To sign up for a flag, click on this link.

The hospital began this tradition on Veterans Day in 2019 and is expanding to twice a year.

The idea came from serving military patients, Saint Agnes spokeswoman Kelly Sanchez.

Space for 1,000 Flags

“We already have received more than 250 submissions, so we’re ordering more flags,” Sanchez said Monday. “We easily have space to do 1,000 flags.”

The flags will be displayed Friday through Monday.

In 2019, Saint Agnes launched its Military and Veterans Health Program, which identifies veterans who are patients with a military wristband.

The goal is to “provide veterans and their families convenient access to high-quality, culturally sensitive health care services that meet their specific needs,” according to the Saint Agnes website.

 

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Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at Send an Email

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