IN HONOR OF FLAG DAY today, I’ve scrolled through my archives and pulled some of my favorite flag images. For the few I am showcasing here, many more exist within the stories of Minnesota Prairie Roots.
But for today, for this minute, view these and reflect on the many ways Minnesotans show their patriotism and loyalty to country via American flags.
Vietnam War era veteran Joel Kukacka's patriotic garage in the hamlet of Heidelberg, Minnesota.
A flag waves in the wind on a soldier's grave at the Cannon City Cemetery.
Herold Flags in West Concord sells flags and flagpoles.
Flags fly at the Rice County Courthouse, Faribault.
Korean War veteran Ray Sanders at the 2010 Memorial Day ceremony in Faribault's Central Park.
Blue stars on a WW II honor flag displayed last July 4 at my church, Trinity Lutheran in Faribault, along with American flags.
American flag decor adds a patriotic flair to the down-home Kasota Zoo.
Copyright 2011 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
Minnesota Prairie Roots 
My favorites are the garage and the zoo. Great pictures and reminder about flag day!
Those are my favorite two pix too.
Beautiful pics! It’s so neat to see the flags in so many different settings. Now I want to start a flag photo collection. LOL
Well, thanks. Believe me, I have many, many, many more flag photos than these. I didn’t take these specifically to have flag images.