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The flagpole was snapped approximately 15 feet from the ground, according to police.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Participants are asked to meet in the Hillcrest area of San Diego at the flagpole at the corner of University Avenue and Normal Street.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The most iconic of these shows six Marines raising the American flag, using their bodies to push the flagpole upright and mark Allied dominance of the island.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2025
The woman, identified as Crystal Aguilar, 24, allegedly cut the chain that secured the flagpole and threw the American flag on the ground.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Participants are asked to meet in the Hillcrest area of San Diego at the flagpole at the corner of University Avenue and Normal Street.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The most iconic of these shows six Marines raising the American flag, using their bodies to push the flagpole upright and mark Allied dominance of the island.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2025
The woman, identified as Crystal Aguilar, 24, allegedly cut the chain that secured the flagpole and threw the American flag on the ground.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Flagpole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagpole. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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flagpole
noun
flag·pole
ˈflag-ˌpōl 
: a pole from which a flag flies
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