A display of 70,000 flags – one for every American soldier killed in the Vietnam War and the conflicts in the Middle East – is set up at Falls Township Community Park this weekend.
The annual Donald W. Jones Flag Memorial by Delaware Valley Vietnam Veterans opened Friday and runs through Sunday afternoon.
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There will be a free concert and day of reflection on Saturday. Below is the concert line up:
Noon: National Anthem by ‘Friends of Delaware Valley Vietnam Veterans’
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1 p.m.: Sister Blue
2 p.m.: Fredz
3 p.m.: Bloodshot
4 p.m.: Witzend
5 p.m.: Shadow Vision
6 p.m.: Jukebox Graveyard
Sunday will include a motorcycle rally at noon. The ride starts at Benjamin Franklin School on Mill Creek Road in Bristol Township’s Levittown, and there will be a 1 p.m. service at the flag memorial for veteran Jesse Hill, who recently passed away.
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Volunteers will be needed to help pull the flags out of the ground Sunday afternoon.
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