As the United States prepares to mark its 250th birthday, members of American Legion Post 229 on North Padre Island are hoping to turn that historic milestone into something lasting for the local community.
The veterans organization is launching a new fundraising campaign called “Flags for Freedom,” a project that will line Park Road 22 with American flags ahead of Independence Day and the nation’s semiquincentennial celebration.
For Post 229 leaders, however, the effort represents far more than a patriotic display.
Flags for Freedom: North Padre Island to unveil new patriotic display for America’s 250th Anniversary
“It’s a celebration of what we’ve become of our great nation,” said Steven Armstrong, adjutant of American Legion Post 229 and a retired Navy chief hospital corpsman with 24 years of service…