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< Alex Kapitanski “The Flag Man” of Oceanside raised Old Glory on the newly dedicated flagpole this morning at Mount Hope Cemetery. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War held the ceremony on GAR Hill. Stuart McConnell, professor of history at Pitzer College, was the keynote speaker. Before the Flag Man left for seven more events today (he’s attended over 34,000) the octogenarian posed with housing commissioner Todd Gloria and Mount Hope’s manager David Lugo.
