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KEITH COUSINS/Press David Hampton, a military veteran from Post Falls, collected 148 United States flags from post offices in Washington and Idaho. On Sunday, more than 20 people gathered in Hayden to properly retire the old, battered flags.

KEITH COUSINS/Press David Hampton, a military veteran from Post Falls, collected 148 United States flags from post offices in Washington and Idaho. On Sunday, more than 20 people gathered in Hayden to properly retire the old, battered flags.

May 29, 2017

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FLAMES OF RESPECT
May 29, 2017 2 a.m.

FLAMES OF RESPECT

HAYDEN — Gary Brennecke said that, during his career with the United States Postal Service, he regularly raised and lowered American flags.