PATRIOTIC DISPLAY: Vern Burke, of Skowhegan, flies his American flag as he sharpens an ax in his SwiftWater Edge Tool Works tent at his West Front Street residence on Friday.

Saturday is Flag Day, commemorating the formal adoption of the stars and stripes as the official flag of the United States in 1777.

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PATRIOTIC DISPLAY: Vern Burke, of Skowhegan, flies his American flag as sharpens an ax in his SwiftWater Edge Tool Works tent at his West Front Street residence on Friday. Saturday is Flag Day, commemorating the formal adoption of the stars and stripes as the official flag of the United States in 1777.
PATRIOTIC DISPLAY: Vern Burke, of Skowhegan, flies his American flag as sharpens an ax in his SwiftWater Edge Tool Works tent at his West Front Street residence on Friday. Saturday is Flag Day, commemorating the formal adoption of the stars and stripes as the official flag of the United States in 1777. Staff photo by Michael G. Seamans

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