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Fly flag from tree at Halleck Place

I read with dismay that Altoona City Council has been asked to chop down the majestic tree at Halleck Place and Morningside Avenue and replace it with a flag.

Would it be possible to strap a flagpole to the tree, a flagpole taller than the tree and fly the flag from it above the tree?

That would make the statement that the flag protects all that is American.

Or would that stress and kill the tree?

I’ve got to admit: It would make a great photo on the Internet.

Dan Meckes

Maybrook Hills

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