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Flag on display at racquet club thanks to Army veteran

by Marilyn Thomas on September 16, 2021

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Jerry Vankus, in blue shirt, gets an assist from Homewood-Flossmoor Park District staff member Leonard Klemp as the flag is raised in front of the H-F Racquet & Fitness Club. Vankus donated the pole and flag. Standing behind Vankus are fellow veterans Barry Milliken, 94, and Leo Wolfson, 103. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)

The American flag was raised for the first time at the Homewood-Flossmoor Park District’s Racquet & Fitness Club on Wednesday, Sept. 15, thanks…