Welcome
To the official site of the Somerset County Flag Committee, Inc.

October 2011
Friday October 7, 2011
Flag down for the winter and repairs
Friday October 14, 2011

Donations	Received
Anonymous	$3,000
Shirlee R. Lamberson	1,000
Somerset Welfare League	150
Somerset Trust Co	750
Dumbauld's Tire Service	200
Hank Kinzey	950
American Legion Post 181	500
Home Aid Assoc.	500
Somerset Township	500
Anonymous	3,000
Randy & Barb Davis	2,000
Borough of Somerset	100
Somerset Community Hospital	250
PA Turnpike Commission	2,500
Mega Show Donations	648
Received to Date	$16,048

State Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar presents a $2,500 check from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to the Somerset County Flag Committee for construction of  a handicap-access ramp to the Veterans Memorial at the flag site.


This project is our primary current effort.

 Begun in late 2010, the support has been encouraging.

Approved construction plans were donated by Somerset Planning and Engineering Services
with an estimated construction cost is $35,000.

Our sincere thanks to everyone supporting this effort.

We were at the Somerset MEGA SHOW April 24-25, 2012

3' x5' flag winners
Stu Kreinbrook and Connie Crowley

Autographed Steeler helmet winner
Bonnie Crosby
Thanks for the support!

Friday, September 9th at 7:00 pm
　The Somerset American Legion Post 181 hosted a brief recognition ceremony
before the raising of The Patriot Flag.
Also on display was a 778 pound piece of the World Trade Center and
The World Memorial 9/11 Semi-Trailer plus all of the U.S. State and Territory flags
and 107 flags of every country that lost citizens on 9/11/2001.
Over 260 flags were displayed.

Saturday, September 10th
The display remained all day and The Patriot Flag was lowered after midnight.

Sunday, September 11th about 12:03 am
The Patriot Flag was lowered.
Later The Patriot Flag continued her travels to
Shanksville, PA, Arlington, VA and New York City.

Our sincere THANKS to everyone that helped and everyone that visited the site.

THE PATRIOT FLAG
In the 50 weeks following September 10, 2010, The Patriot Flag was raised in all 50 states and in over 200 cities. Her original home was on a 180 foot flag pole in Escondido, California.
The Somerset County Flag Committee was honored to have The Patriot Flag fly on our pole -
the ONLY site to provide a pole for her display during her extraordinary journey.

Find the complete story here >>>> http://www.thepatriotflag.us/

To view a large picture of the display click here.

A LETTER OF THANKS

The following letter was received with a donation and shared here with permission and the thanks of the Committee.

Dear Dan, [Dan Mickey, Somerset Trust Company]

Thank you so much for the work that you're doing on behalf of the flag committee. I've no desire to be voting or on the committee, but want to help with a donation. Every day, I get to drive under that huge flag on my way to work (or Starbucks). With a son serving in the Marines, it never fails to stir emotions when I see that flag. God bless your efforts and the work of the committee.

Sincerely,
Mary Oglevee
Somerset, PA

FLAG DAY - JUNE 14, 2009

Flag Day, Sunday June 14, 2009 at 4:00 PM a rededication ceremony
was held at the flag site behind the Quality Inn in Somerset, PA.
We raised a 30 foot by 60 foot flag to the top of the 120 foot pole.
The ceremony rededicated the site to our county veterans.
A new granite memorial was dedicated to the Flight 93 heroes
and the flag pole was rededicated to the Flight 93 heroes.
  
Additional pictures can be viewed on the HISTORY page.

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Next Meeting

7:00PM April 18, 2012
(third Wednesday of the month)
at the Somerset American Legion
Phone number:
(814) 445-FLAG
(814) 445-3524

Directions to the Flag Site

Pennsylvania Turnpike to Somerset Exit 110
Turn right into Quality Inn parking lot
Flag site is behind the Quality Inn

YOU ARE INVITED TO VISIT THE SITE 24/7