Patriotic Flag Day spirits not dampened by wet weather

Rain couldn’t dampen the patriotic spirits of those attending the National Flag Day Foundation Flag Day celebration in Waubeka, the birthplace of the national observance, on Sunday, June 11. This year’s event was dedicated to women in the military, and among those honored were Evelyn McNeill Scott, who showed off her Navy ID from the 1940s (above middle), and CJ Wirsching-Neuser  (above right). Scott was 18 when she enlisted in the Navy during World War II and worked for Medal of Honor recipient Adm. Richard Byrd in Washington, D.C. Wirsching-Neuser served in the U.S.